CD ALBUM (LKJ CD 001) A jazz reggae feast with some poetic moments. Price: £9.15 Tracklist 1 The Rumbler 2 Gorby Gets Them Going 3 Tianenmen Square 4 Credentials 5 Prague 89 6 Perestroika 7 Timisora 8 Yankie Invasion 9 Rift 10 Baghdad
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Shake Keane
Ellsworth McGranahan Keane was born in St Vincent in 1927. He started playing the trumpet at the age of 6 and was a bandleader by the time he was 14. He also had a great love of literature and words and was nicknamed ‘Shake’ after Shakespeare. In 1952 Shake moved to the UK. He started…
Various Artists – LKJ Presents
CD ALBUM (LKJ CD 014) A compilation featuring many LKJ Records artists, with poetry, instrumental music and reggae. Price: £9.15 Tracklist 1 –John Kpiaye A silent chant 2 –Dennis Bovell Oh mama oh papa 3 –Linton Kwesi Johnson Dread Beat n’ Blood 4 –Dennis Bovell Grand Bazar 5 –Jean Binta Breeze Dubwise 6…
Shop
In this section you can buy music by some of the artists on the LKJ Records label on vinyl and CD, including Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jean Binta Breeze, Winston Francis, Steve Gregory, Shake Keane and John Kpiaye. You can also purchase books and DVDs from this site as well. Browse Shop Categories Albums & CDs…
Linton Kwesi Johnson – home
Welcome to the official website of Linton Kwesi Johnson (aka LKJ), world-renowned reggae poet and recording artist. As well as information on LKJ himself, here’s the place to find out about LKJ Records, Johnson’s record label, and the artists on it; and purchase music and books from the LKJ shop. About LKJ Records LKJ Records…
LKJ Records Artists
LKJ Records was established in 1981 to ‘put the music back into reggae’. Its stable of artists reflect the quality and musical originality that Linton Kwesi Johnson first envisaged then, whilst the small but ever-growing catalogue provides listeners with albums that are creative, surprising and eminently worth hearing… again and again. Please click on the…
Discography
About LKJ
Linton 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 1963, went to Tulse Hill secondary school and later studied Sociology at Goldsmiths’ College, University of London. Whilst still at school he joined the Black Panthers, helped to organise…