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Mi_Revalueshanary fren Mr Linton Kwesi Johnson.The man who showed me the way to reggae music in the early 90's.Enjoy the sound from the Big Poet:01 Reggae Sounds02 Sohnnys Letter03 Street 6604 Time Come05 Bass Culture06 Fite dem Back07 It Dread Inna Inglan (For George Lindo)08 It Noh Funny09 Loraine10 Song of Blood* All tunes from these 3 records:Dread BeatAn'Blood (Virgin 1978) Dennis Blackbeard*Vivian WeathersForces of victory ( Island 1979) Mixed by Dennis BovellBass Culture (Island 1980 ) Mixed by Dennis BovellLinton Kwesi Johnson was born on 24 August 1952 in Chapelton, a small town in the rural parish of Clarendon, Jamaica. He came to London in 1963Whilst still at school he joined the Black Panthers, helped to organise a poetry workshop within the movement and developed his work with Rasta Love, a group of poets and drummers.Johnson’s poems first appeared in the journal Race Today. In 1974 Race Today published his first collection of poetry, Voices of the Living and the Dead. Dread Beat An’ Blood, his second collection, was published in 1975 by Bogle-L’Ouverture and was also the title of his first LP, released by Virgin in 1978. That year also saw the release of the film Dread Beat An’ Blood, a documentary on Johnson’s work. In 1980 Race Today published his third book, Inglan Is A Bitch and there were four more albums on the Island label: Forces of Victory (1979), Bass Culture (1980), LKJ in Dub (1981) and Making History Forces of Victriwe're di forces af victrian wi comin rite throughwe're di forces af victrinow what yu gonna do wi mek a likkle datefi nineteen-seventy-eightan wi fite an wi fitean defeat di stateden all a wi jus fahwodup to Not'n Hill gateden all a wi jus fahwodup to Not'n' Hill Gate Verse wi dressed in redan wi feelin dreadwi dressed in greenan wi feelin meanwi dressed in purplean wi dressed in yellowwi dressed in bluean wi comin rite trough ##RevolutionSound##Special dedication to Mr Inspecta's Son LINTON,follow the fotsteps of Kwesi! WORD, SOUND and POWER/Trevor Shanti