Johnson, Linton Kwesi

Johnson, Linton Kwesi
   b. 1952, Chapeltown (Jamaica)
   Dub poet
   After coming to Britain in 1963, Johnson took a sociology degree at Goldsmith’s College in London. He has continued an early interest in music, literature, and politics through poetry performances, verse publications, writing for the New Musical Express and Melody Maker, and his involvement with the Race Today collective. His 1977 album Dread Beat an’ Blood has been seen as the blueprint and catalyst for dub poetry with its combination of reggae rhythms (provided by Dennis Bovell) and Johnson’s slow, careful and directly political lyrics. He is principally known for tackling subjects such as the 1981 race riots, the arrest on suspicion laws, and white violence on blacks, particularly on Forces of Victory (1979), Making History (1984) and Tings and Times (1990).
   See also: black performance poets; dub
   PETER CHILDS

Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture . . 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Johnson, Linton Kwesi — (1952 )    Born in Jamaica, LKJ joined his mother in England in 1963, was educated at Tulse Hill secondary school, then studied sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London. On being awarded a Cecil Day Lewis Fellowship, he became the… …   British and Irish poets

  • Linton Kwesi Johnson — Nacimiento …   Wikipedia Español

  • Linton Kwesi Johnson — auf dem Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2008 Linton Kwesi Johnson (* 24. August 1952 in Chapelton/Jamaika) ist ein britischer Dichter, Reggae Musiker und Soziologe. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Linton Kwesi Johnson — (aka LKJ) (born 24 August 1952, Chapelton, Jamaica) is a British based dub poet. He became the second living poet to be published in the Penguin Classics series. [http://www.meppublishers.com/online/caribbean beat/archive/index.php?id=cb62 1 68]… …   Wikipedia

  • Linton Kwesi Johnson — (alias LKJ) est un Dub poet (poète Dub) britannique et musicien de reggae né le 24 août 1952 à Chapelton en Jamaïque. Kwesi , prénom Ashanti réservé aux garçons né un dimanche, est le surnom qu il prit au début de sa carrière poétique. Sommaire 1 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Making History (Linton Kwesi Johnson album) — Making History Studio album by Linton Kwesi Johnson Released October 1983 (UK) Recorded …   Wikipedia

  • Linton (surname) — Linton is a surname, and may refer to: *David Leslie Linton (1906–1971), British geographer and geomorphologist *David Linton (1815 1889), U.S. college fraternity founder *Eliza Lynn Linton (1822 1898), British novelist and essayist *Hercules… …   Wikipedia

  • Johnson (Familienname) — Johnson ist ein Familienname. Herkunft und Bedeutung Johnson ist eine patronymische Namensbildung, abgeleitet vom englischen Vornamen John (deutsch: Johannes). Namensträger Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K L …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Johnson —   [ dʒɔnsn],    1) Andrew, 17. Präsident der USA (1865 69), * Raleigh (North C.) 29. 12. 1808, ✝ Carter Station (Tennessee) 31. 7. 1875; Schneider, war 1843 53 Kongressabgeordneter, 1853 57 Gouverneur von Tennessee. 1861 stand er als einziger… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • LKJ — Linton Kwesi Johnson Linton Kwesi Johnson (alias LKJ) est un Dub poet (poète Dub) britannique et musicien de reggae né le 24 août 1952 à Chapelton en Jamaïque. Kwesi est une transcription de Crazy , fou en Anglais, qui se prononce Kwesi en créole …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”