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Miscellaneous Products~In this section you can find books by Linton Kwesi Johnson. From time to time other items such as T-shirts may be on sale here. See below for what you can buy.
Now available - black and white poster of LKJ!
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Changing Britannia~Changing Britannia: Life Experience With Britain edited by Roxy Harris and Sarah White (book)
Seven prominent black British pioneers talk about their experiences living in the UK and succeeding in their chosen fields, depsite the everyday racism they faced.~In 1997 the George Padmore Institute held a series of lectures and conversations with seven prominent black figures from Britain's social, political and cultural life. Their life experiences with Britain are multi-faceted and in these talks they reveal some of the steps that they took to transcend the limitations that British society tried to put on them.
Speakers:
1. Pearl Connor-Mogotsi - cultural work in theatre and film
2. Garth Crooks - football and sport
3. Linton Kwesi Johnson - poetry, public performance and music
4. Courtenay Griffiths - law
5. Michael La Rose - sound systems
6. Alex Pascall - radio work presenting Black Londoners
7. Colin Prescod - on becoming an academic sociologist and social analyst~Changing Britannia|CB|~293~356~Black history Black British experience Pearl Connor-Mogotsi Garth Crooks Linton Kwesi Johnson Courtenay Griffiths Michael La Rose Alex Pascall Colin Prescod George Padmore Institute~

Inglan Is A Bitch~Inglan Is A Bitch by Linton Kwesi Johnson (book)
Published in 1980, this volume of poetry is often regarded as a defining collection of reggae poetry.~Renowned reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson relates the inequalities of black British life with a poetic craft that beats out rhythmical bass lines. This is a classic collection of modern verse.
Contents:
1. Sonny's Lettah
2. It Noh Funny
3. Want Fi Goh Rave
4. It Dread Inna Inglan
5. Man Free
6. Independent Intavenshan
7. Fite Dem Back
8. Forces of Victory
9. Reality Poem
10. Inglan Is A Bitch
11. Jamaica Lullaby
12. Di Black Petty Booshwah~Inglan Is A Bitch|IB|~293~336~Linton Kwesi Johnson Poetry~

LKJ Live in Paris With the Dennis Bovell Dub Band~LKJ Live in Paris With the Dennis Bovell Dub Band by Linton Kwesi Johnson
DVD (LKJ DVD 001)
NEW - for the first time ever, a DVD of Linton Kwesi Johnson's concert, recorded at the Zenith in Paris to celebrate LKJ's 25 years in reggae.

PLEASE NOTE - the DVD has only PAL signals and will only play on DVD machines that can read this system.~The LKJ Live in Paris DVD celebrates Linton Kwesi Johnson's 25th anniversary as a reggae recording artist and is the first ever visual release of an LKJ concert. The DVD also includes an interview with LKJ and a photo gallery of the gig. There is a CD available of this concert (LKJ CD 022) which can be purchased in the CD Albums section.

PLEASE NOTE the DVD has PAL (European) signals only

Tracks:
1. Di Eagle An Di Bear
2. Want Fi Goh Rave
3. Sonny's Lettah
4. Dread Beat An Blood
5. Fite Dem Back
6. Reggae Fi Peach
7. Reggae Fi Radni
8. Di Great Insohreckshan
9. Mekkin Histri
10. Tings An Times
11. Liesense Fi Kill
12. More Time
13. Reggae Fi Bernard~LKJ Live in Paris With the Dennis Bovell Dub Band|LKJ DVD 001|~293~457~Linton Kwesi Johnson Dennis Bovell Poetry Dub Band~

Linton Kwesi Johnson: Selected Poems~Selected Poems by Linton Kwesi Johnson (book)
First published as Mi Revalueshanary Fren in 2002, that book made LKJ the first ever black poet and the only the second living poet to be published in the prestigious Penguin Modern Classics series. Now, LKJ's Selected Poems have been repackaged as part of the contemporary modern poets' series.~This major selection of Linton Kwesi Johnson's work covers three decades, from the 1970s to the 1990s. The poems articulate the reality of the black experience in Britain, ranging from angry protests against racism to moving eulogies for departed friends, and include both classic poems and more recent work.
Contents:
Section 1 Five Nights of Bleeding - Seventies Verse
1. Yout Scene
2. Double Scank
3. Dread Beat An Blood
4. Five Nights of Bleeding
5. Street 66
6. All Wi Doin is Defendin
7. Bass Culture
8. Reggae Sounds
9. Come Wi Goh Dung Deh
10. Song of Blood
11. Yout Rebels
12. Time Come
13. It Dread inna Inglan
14. Sonny's Lettah
15. It Noh Funny
16. Want fi Goh Rave
17. Reality Poem
18. Forces of Victri
19. Inglan is a Bitch
Section 2 Mi Revalueshanary Fren - Eighties Verse
20. Story
21. Reggae fi Radni
22. Reggae fi Dada
23. New Craas Massakah
24. Di Great Insohreckshan
25. Beacon of Hope
26. Mekin Histri
27. Mi Revalueshanary Fren
28. Sense Outta Nansense
29. Di Good Life
30. Tings an Times
Section 3 New Word Hawdah - Nineties Verse
31. Seasons of the Heart
32. Hurricane Blues
33. More Time
34. Reggae Fi Bernard
35. Reggae Fi May Ayim
36. If I Woz a Tap Natch Poet
37. Liesense Fi Kill
38. New Word Hawdah
39. BG (for Bernie Grant in memoriam 1934-2000)
40. Di Anfinish Revalueshan~Selected Poems|SP|~293~461~Linton Kwesi Johnson Poetry~

Tings An Times~Tings An Times by Linton Kwesi Johnson (book)
First published in 1991, this collection includes both earlier poems and works found on the corresponding CD, Tings An' Times (LKJ CD 013).~This book of selected poems by Linton Kwesi Johnson was first published by Bloodaxe Books and LKJ Music Publishers in 1991. It charts the progress of the last quarter of the 20th century, delving into issues of racism, radical politics and the way forward.
Contents:
1. Dread Beat An Blood
2. Five Nights of Bleeding
3. Inglan Is A Bitch
4. Bass Culture
5. Reggae Sounds
6. All Wi Doin Is Defendin
7. It Dread Inna Inglan
8. Jamaica Lullaby
9. Sonny's Lettah
10. Want Fi Goh Rave
11. Reality Poem
12. Reggae Fi Radni
13. Reggae Fi Dada
14. Wat About Di Workin Claas?
15. New Craas Massahkah
16. Di Great Insohreckshan
17. Mekkin Histri
18. Beacon of Hope
19. Story
20. Sense Outta Nansense
21. Tings An' Times
22. Mi Revalueshanary Fren
23. Di Anfinsh Revalueshan
24. Di Good Life~Tings An Times|TT|~293~355~Linton Kwesi Johnson Poetry~

Poster - LKJ~Now available, the 20th anniversary black and white poster of Linton Kwesi Johnson to promote his More Time album.
~LKJ launched his More Time album in 1998 and produced a black and white poster to promote this landmark CD. Now you can buy the poster for just £2.50. Just ask if you want the poster signed and we will do our best!
~LKJ Poster|POSTER|~293~452~~