Linton Kwesi Johnson
Acting • Born 1952-08-24
Acting0Clarendon, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Jamaica]
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
11 credits
Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
Movie • 2004
Self - vocals
Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
Movie • 2006
Self
Upon Westminster Bridge
Movie • 1982
Self
Dread Beat and Blood
Movie • 1979
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Movie • 2003
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
Movie • 1984
Self
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Movie • 2017
Self
Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
Movie • 2020
Blitz
Movie • 2024
The Oracle
Black and White in Colour
Movie • 1992
Self
Popular Voices at the BBC
TV • 2017
Self (archive footage)