
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2024
Blitz as The Oracle
2020Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
2017Popular Voices at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2017Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers as Self
2006Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt as Self
2004Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris as Self - vocals
2003Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
1992Black and White in Colour as Self
1984Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt as Self
1982Upon Westminster Bridge as Self
1979Dread Beat and Blood









