Linton Kwesi Johnson

Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson
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Nacimiento 24 de agosto de 1953 59 años
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica, Chapelton
Nacionalidad jamaiquino
Ocupación Escritor, Poeta, Músico, Activista

Linton Kwesi Johnson es un poeta, músico y activista jamaiquino nacido en Chapelton el 24 de agosto de 1952.

Es considerado como el padre de la llamada «poesía dub», que se refiere a los poetas que musican sus poemas en torno a la música dub.

Obra literaria

  • Voices of the Living and the Dead, Londres:Race Today, 1974
  • Dread Beat An’ Blood, Londres:Bogle-L’Ouverture, 1975
  • Inglan is a Bitch, Londres:Race Today, 1980
  • Tings An’ Times Newcastle Upon Tyne and, Londres:Bloodaxe Books-LKJ Music, 1991
  • Mi Revalueshanary Fren: Selected Poems, Londres:Penguin Modern Classics, 2002

Discografía

  • Dread Beat An’ Blood (Island, 1978)
  • Forces of Victory (Island, 1979)
  • Bass Culture (Island, 1980)
  • LKJ in Dub (Island, 1981)
  • Making History (Island, 1983)
  • LKJ Live in Concert with the Dub Band (LKJ Records, 1985)
  • Tings An’ Times (LKJ Records, 1991)
  • LKJ in Dub: Volume 2 (LKJ Records, 1992)
  • LKJ Presents (LKJ Records, 1996)
  • LKJ A Cappella Live (LKJ Records, 1996)
  • More Time (LKJ Records, 1998)
  • Independant Intavenshan (Island, 1998)
  • LKJ in Dub: Volume 3 (LKJ Records, 2002)

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