Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 24, 1952
Place of Birth
Clarendon, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Jamaica]
Credits
13 titles
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
Filmography
Blitz
The Oracle
Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
Popular Voices at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Self
Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
Self
Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
Self - vocals
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Windrush
Self
Black and White in Colour
Self
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
Self
Upon Westminster Bridge
Self
Dread Beat and Blood
Full House