
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-08-24 (72 years old)
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
Acting
(2024)
Blitz
as The Oracle
(2020)
(2017)
(2006)
(2004)
Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
as Self - vocals
(2003)
(1984)
(1982)
Upon Westminster Bridge
as Self
(1979)