Name
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1952-08-24 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Clarendon, 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.
Known For
Movies
Tv Shows
- 2004 Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris as Self - vocals
- 2006 Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt as Self
- 1982 Upon Westminster Bridge as Self
- 1979 Dread Beat and Blood
- 2003 Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
- 1984 Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt as Self
- 2017 Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers as Self
- 2020 Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
- 2024 Blitz as The Oracle
- 1992 Black and White in Colour as Self
- Soon Linton Kwesi Johnson In Concert as Himself
- 2017 Popular Voices at the BBC ( 3 episodes ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1972 Full House ( 1 episode )
- 1998 Windrush ( 4 episodes ) as Self
