Is Linton Kwesi Johnson married?

Is Linton Kwesi Johnson married?

Married: 1970-94 Barbara (one daughter, Karen; two sons, Eric and Marcos). Career: 1977 writer in residence, Lambeth; ’78 Education officer, Islington;’81- founding head, LKJ Records and Music Publishers; arts editor RaceToday; ’85-88 reporter Bandung File; ’91- trustee, George Padmore Institute.

How old is Linton Kwesi Johnson?

69 years (August 24, 1952)Linton Kwesi Johnson / Age

What does Lkj stand for?

LKJ

Acronym Definition
LKJ Linton Kwesi Johnson (musician)
LKJ Landesvereinigung kulturelle Jugendbildung (German: National Association of Cultural Youth Education)

Where was Linton Kwesi Johnson born?

Chapelton, JamaicaLinton Kwesi Johnson / Place of birth

Linton Kwesi Johnson was born in 1952 in Chapelton, Jamaica. He moved to London in 1963 to be with his mother and went on to read Sociology at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

Who is the father of dub poetry?

Dub poetry emerged out of reggae culture in 1970s Kingston, and spoke to the everyday reality of the most downtrodden and disaffected members of society. Oku Onuora, birthname Orlando Wong, was born in 1952, raised in Franklin Town, Eastern Kingston, and is regarded as the father of dub poetry.

Where has Linton Kwesi Johnson lived most of his life?

He was made Associate Fellow at Warwick University in 1985 and Honorary Fellow at Wolverhampton Polytechnic in 1987. He is a regular broadcaster on radio and hosted an evening of Caribbean music and culture for BBC Radio 2 in October 2001. Linton Kwesi Johnson lives in Brixton, South London.

Who invented dub poetry?

poet Oku Onuora
The term ‘dub poetry’ itself is thought to have been invented by the Jamaican poet Oku Onuora to describe a form of oral art that had been developing in Jamaica since the early 1970s. Oku Onuora defined the term in an interview conducted with the poet and critic Mervyn Morris in 1979.

Who are the most famous and influential dub poets?

Well known “dub poets”—though some resist the category—include Mutabaruka, Oku Onuora, the late Mikey Smith, Yasus Afari, Cherry Natural (Jamaica), Linton Kwesi Johnson, Benjamin Zephaniah (resident in the United Kingdom), Jean Binta Breeze (Jamaica and the U.K.), Lillian Allen, and Afua Cooper (based in Canada).

Where is dub poetry originated?

Kingston
Dub poetry emerged out of reggae culture in 1970s Kingston, and spoke to the everyday reality of the most downtrodden and disaffected members of society. Oku Onuora, birthname Orlando Wong, was born in 1952, raised in Franklin Town, Eastern Kingston, and is regarded as the father of dub poetry.