Linton Kwesi Johnson Movies

  • 2004
    Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris

    Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris

    Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris

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    In his first-ever video concert, reggae poet Linton Kwesi Johnson bares his soul to a packed house at the Zenith in Paris in 2004, backed by the Denni...

    Linton Kwesi Johnson: Live in Paris
  • 2006
    Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt

    Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt

    Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt

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    Documentary about feminism in music and the challenges it has faced through the years from the '70s to present day.

    Hitmusik: Konsten att sätta rytm till revolt
  • 1982
    Upon Westminster Bridge

    Upon Westminster Bridge

    Upon Westminster Bridge

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    Considered one of the best ‘dub’ poets of his time, Mikey Smith is internationally renown for the socially engaged form and content of his work. Origi...

    Upon Westminster Bridge
  • 1979
    Dread Beat an' Blood

    Dread Beat an' Blood

    Dread Beat an' Blood

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    Follows dub poet master Linton Kwesi Johnson out of the recording studio onto the Brixton streets.

    Dread Beat an' Blood
  • 2003
    Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

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    Gil Scott-Heron was one of the most influential musicians and poets of the last 50 years. In Don Letts's documentary, Gil tells his own story for the...

    Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
  • 1984
    Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt

    Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt

    Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt

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    A portrait of Salford-born poet, storyteller and comic, John Cooper-Clarke. His poems, a satirical blend of humour and social comment, are delivered a...

    Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
  • 2017
    Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

    Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

    Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

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    Documentary about reggae music and culture in London in 1977. Filmed in Super 8 camera by Don Letts. With participation of Richard Branson, Neneh Cher...

    Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
  • 2020
    Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale

    Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale

    Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale

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    The programme includes The Damned’s set-smashing performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test and the Sex Pistols' anarchic trip on the Thames. It also fe...

    Punk and New Wave Years with Annie Nightingale