Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1952-08-24 (Age: 74)
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.
Filmography (10)
⭐ 6.0
Role:
The Oracle
Blitz
2024
⭐ 2.0
Role:
Unknown
Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale
2020
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Self
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
2017
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
2006
⭐ 0
Role:
Self - vocals
Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
2004
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2003
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Self
Black and White in Colour
1992
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
1984
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Upon Westminster Bridge
1982
⭐ 8.5
Role:
Unknown