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Happy birthday to Linton Kwesi Johnson, born 24th August 1952.

Following on my LKJ post a couple of Fridays ago, here's 47 minutes of his words and music to celebrate his 74th birthday.

Dennis Bovell is inevitably by his side, as well as an early collaboration with Misty In Roots, and 21st century team ups with Manu Chao and, perhaps surprisingly, Alan Wilder aka Recoil and Paul Marshall for a Talk Talk tribute album.

Whether poetry in motion or dub in excelsis, Linton Kwesi Johnson has been an important part of my education, and I'll always be grateful for that.

Here's to you, LKJ.

1) Want Fi Goh Rave: Linton Kwesi Johnson (1979)

2) Time Fi Dub: Linton Kwesi Johnson (2002)

3) Bass Culture: Linton Kwesi Johnson (1980)

4) Politik Kills (Dennis Bovell Remix): Manu Chao ft. LKJ aka Linton Kwesi Johnson (2008)

5) Man Free (For Darcus Howe): Poet And The Roots (1978)

6) Poems Of Shape And Motion: Linton Kwesi Johnson (1998)

7) Shocking Dub: Linton Kwesi Johnson (1980)

8) Di Great Insohreckshan: Linton Kwesi Johnson (1984)

9) Inheritance (Cover of Talk Talk): Recoil ft. Paul Marshall & Linton Kwesi Johnson (2012)

1978: It Dread Inna Inglan EP: 5

1979: Forces Of Victory: 1

1980: Bass Culture: 3

1980: LKJ In Dub: 7

1984: Making History: 8

1998: More Time: 6

2002: LKJ In Dub Volume Three: 2

2008: Politik Kills EP: 4

2012: Spirit Of Talk Talk: 9

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