Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1952-08-24
Place of Birth
Clarendon, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Jamaica]
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Biography
Linton Kwesi Johnson OD (born 24 August 1952), also known as LKJ, is a Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet and activist. In 2002, he became the second living poet, and the only black one, to be published in the Penguin Modern Classics series. His performance poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican patois over dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration with reggae producer/artist Dennis Bovell.
Known For
Blitz
as The Oracle
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
as Self
Dread Beat an' Blood
Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
as Self - vocals
Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
as Self
Upon Westminster Bridge
as Self
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
as Self
Popular Voices at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)