With his eternal goatee and felt hat, Linton Kwesi Johnson’s silhouette is as striking as his baritone voice. Whether at his home in Brixton (London), where he is simply known as a “poet”, or at the enormous North American festival of Coachella, the artist affectionately nicknamed LKJ has never stopped singing his verses. to several generations of fans, and has earned its title as the father of dub poetry, “dub poetry”.
First spoken word enthusiast to speak for the children of Windrush (the second…
