Poet and the Roots
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Poet and the Roots | |
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Origin | London, England |
Genres | Dub |
Years active | 1977–1978 |
Labels | Virgin Records |
Members | Linton Kwesi Johnson Dennis Bovell Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson Desmond Craig Winston Curniffe Everald Forrest Floyd Lawson John Varnom Lila Weathers Vivian Weathers |
Poet and the Roots are a reggae band formed to record dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson's poems with dub backing tracks.
The recordings were on the Virgin Records label.[1] Johnson released his later material under his own name, although some of the musicians from this group appeared on his subsequent albums.
Discography
Album
Singles
- "All Wi Doin' Is Defendin'", Virgin Records, 1977
- "It Dread Inna Inglan (For George Lindo)", Virgin Records, 1978
References
- ^ Poet And The Roots at Discogs.
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