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BornAugust 24, 1952 (age 74)
Place of birthClarendon, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Jamaica]
Film credits10
Linton Kwesi Johnson
AliveKnown for Acting
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.
Filmography
Blitz
2024
as The Oracle
Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
2020
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
2017
as Self
Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
2006
as Self
Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
2004
as Self - vocals
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003
Black and White in Colour
1992
as Self
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
1984
as Self
Upon Westminster Bridge
1982
as Self
Dread Beat and Blood
1979