Poet and the Roots
Poet and the Roots are a reggae band formed to record dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson's poems with dub backing tracks.
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Origin | London, England |
Genres | Dub |
Years active | 1977–1978 |
Labels | Virgin Records |
Associated acts | Linton Kwesi Johnson |
Members | Linton Kwesi Johnson Dennis Bovell Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson Desmond Craig Winston Curniffe Everald Forrest Floyd Lawson John Varnom Lila Weathers Vivian Weathers |
Johnson released his later material under his own name, although some of the musicians from this group appeared on his subsequent albums.
Discography
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