Linton Kwesi Johnson

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Person

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Actor 1952-08-24 Clarendon, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Jamaica]

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

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Blitz

Blitz

2024 · The Oracle

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

2017 · Self

Dread Beat and Blood

Dread Beat and Blood

1979 · Movie

Black and White in Colour

Black and White in Colour

1992 · Self

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

2003 · Movie

Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale

Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale

2020 · Movie

Windrush

Windrush

1998 · Self

Popular Voices at the BBC

Popular Voices at the BBC

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt

Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt

1984 · Self

Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt

Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt

2006 · Self

Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris

Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris

2004 · Self - vocals

Upon Westminster Bridge

Upon Westminster Bridge

1982 · Self

Full House

1972 · TV