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Originally Posted by Johnny_Rotter
Dub poet, Political activist, and probably one of the best artists during the second wave of reggae during the late 70's early 80's.
Thought i'de make an appreciation thread for him.
Any fans out there???
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Johnny, I'd never heard of Linton Kwesi Johnson before your thread, but I definitely like his anti-racism and anti-violence songs.
I especially liked "Sonny's Lettah," about the letter from a man to his mother describing how he ended up being charged with murder after the racist police brutally attacked his Uncle Jim (?) for no reason other than the pleasure they took in victimizing others. If I understood the song correctly, Sonny felt he couldn't just stand by (understandably) and so attacked the police to defend his uncle. It was a little hard for me to understand all the words, but this is what I got out of the song!