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to the man called Linton Kwesie Johnson,
because he's got a lot to say and he is
saying it in a hard dubwize style!
LKJ
doesn't sing, and he doesn't rap, he is a
poet from the city of London and he recites
his poems over some of the hardest dub
riddims ever laid down.
The Legendary Dennis
"Blackbeard" Bovell and his band
is responsible for this monument of black
music that will thrill you to the bones, I
guarantee!
This is the sound of the crying
sufferer: Hard reality of today comes
through your speakers as Linton introduces
you to the blackman's suffering in modern
day Babylon.
As heavy as the basslines are
LKJ's accusations against the police,
government, and the sufferers themselves.
Although he is not a Rasta this is a Black
Consciousness Reggae Album from the first
degree.
It is the 2nd track called five
night of bleeding that made me hooked on
reggae and especially dub. This happened
back then in 1981 and this album is still
among my favorites! Dread beat and blood is
Linton's debut album, I consider it his
best.
You can find his music in several
collections that consist of only essential
albums. It is one of the first in the genre
that is now know as "dub poetry".
Like U Roy is to be considered the godfather
of toast, Linton Kwesie Johnson must be
credited as the godfather of dub poetry.
Dread Beat And Blood: consider this to be
your next purchase!
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