
Overview
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Known For

Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
The programme includes The Damned’s set-smashing performance on The Old...

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Documentary about reggae music and culture in London in 1977....

Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
Documentary about feminism in music and the challenges it has...

Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
In his first-ever video concert, reggae poet 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.