Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
August 24, 1952 (age 73)
Place of Birth
Clarendon, Jamaica, British West Indies [now Jamaica]
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.
Known For
Film
Blitz
The Oracle
2024
TV
Popular Voices at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Black and White in Colour
Self
1992
Film
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003
Film
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Self
2017
Film
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
Self
1984
Film
Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
Self
2006
Film
Upon Westminster Bridge
Self
1982
Film
Dread Beat and Blood
1979
Film
Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
2020
Film
Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
Self - vocals
2004
Filmography
2024FilmBlitzas The Oracle2020FilmPunk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale2017TVPopular Voices at the BBCas Self (archive footage)2017FilmTwo Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockersas Self2006FilmHitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revoltas Self2004FilmLinton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Parisas Self - vocals2003FilmGil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised1992FilmBlack and White in Colouras Self1984FilmTen Years in an Open Necked Shirtas Self1982FilmUpon Westminster Bridgeas Self1979FilmDread Beat and Blood