Linton Kwesi Johnson - BBC Radio 4 22/Jul/2008 11:30

[Paul Webster]

Tought this might interest a few folks here.

Dread, Beat an Blood
BBC Radio Four Tuesday 22nd July 2008 11:30 to 12:00
Benjamin Zephaniah reassesses dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson's 1978 debut
album. Dread Beat an' Blood expressed the black British experience as it had
never been heard before. Using his trademark spoken word style set to an
instrumental reggae beat, the record voiced the frustration of a generation.
Linton discusses the issues he tackled on the record, such as police
harassment, the National Front and the criminal justice system. Thirty years
on, how much has changed?


Paul Webster