Linton Kwesi Johnson
Object
Framed photograph
Production date
1979
Object number
2010.38
Physical Description
Photograph by Dennis Morris entitled 'Linton Kwesi Johnson', or 'The Dub Poet, the Voice of Brixton'. Taken in Brixton.
Associated Person
Dennis Morris (Photographer)
Material
photo
Exhibition Label
The First Dub Poet Performing in Hackney, 1980s
Born in Jamaica in 1952, Linton Kwesi Johnson moved to South London as a young child. Most of Johnson’s poetry is political, dealing mainly with the experiences of being African Caribbean in Britain. His performance poetry, including this show in Hackney, involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican Patois over dub-reggae. This was usually written in collaboration with renowned British reggae music producer Dennis Bovell.
He went on to work at the Keskidee Centre in Islington, the first home of Black theatre and art in London.
Linton Kwesi Johnson (1979) by Dennis Morris
People Power: Black British Arts & Activism in Hackney 1960s - 2000s
Born in Jamaica in 1952, Linton Kwesi Johnson moved to South London as a young child. Most of Johnson’s poetry is political, dealing mainly with the experiences of being African Caribbean in Britain. His performance poetry, including this show in Hackney, involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican Patois over dub-reggae. This was usually written in collaboration with renowned British reggae music producer Dennis Bovell.
He went on to work at the Keskidee Centre in Islington, the first home of Black theatre and art in London.
Linton Kwesi Johnson (1979) by Dennis Morris
People Power: Black British Arts & Activism in Hackney 1960s - 2000s
Credit line
©Dennis Morris www.dennismorris.com
On display?
No