Linton Kwesi Johnson
Acting
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.
Filmography(11)
movieBlitz
as The Oracle · 2024 · 6.0
moviePunk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
as · 2020 · 2.0
tvPopular Voices at the BBC
as Self (archive footage) · 2017 · 0.0
movieTwo Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
as Self · 2017 · 7.7
movieHitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
as Self · 2006 · 0.0
movieLinton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
as Self - vocals · 2004 · 0.0
movieGil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
as · 2003 · 0.0
movieBlack and White in Colour
as Self · 1992 · 10.0
movieTen Years in an Open Necked Shirt
as Self · 1984 · 0.0
movieUpon Westminster Bridge
as Self · 1982 · 0.0
movieDread Beat and Blood
as · 1979 · 8.5