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Linton Kwesi Johnson

Linton Kwesi Johnson is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Black Roots, Dennis Bovell, Rico Rodriguez and Colin Roach. Those roots explain a lot about how Linton Kwesi Johnson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as U-Roy, Keith Hudson, Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters, Creation Rebel and Aswad, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stephen Street, John Brown's Body and More Specials, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Linton Kwesi Johnson, reaching back through Black Roots and forward to Stephen Street. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Linton Kwesi Johnson , also known as LKJ, is a Jamaican-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.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Linton Kwesi JohnsonBlack RootsDennis BovellRico RodriguezColin RoachStephen StreetJohn Brown's BodyMore SpecialsU-RoyKeith HudsonLee "Scratch" Perry …Creation RebelAswadScientistMikey DreadJunior Murvin

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Linton Kwesi Johnson connections

Linton Kwesi Johnson grew out of Black Roots, Dennis Bovell, Rico Rodriguez and Colin Roach, shares an orbit with U-Roy, Keith Hudson, Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters and Creation Rebel, went on to shape Stephen Street, John Brown's Body and More Specials. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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