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Linton Kwesi Johnson

Linton Kwesi Johnson is a person from the UK, active since 1952.

Person GB since 1952 dub poetry soul and reggae roots

TOTAL PLAYS

422

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-19 14:07 · 6 Music — "Want Fi Goh Rave"

LAST PLAYED

3 weeks ago · 6 Music — "Want Fi Goh Rave"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

30 23 15 8 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 411 97%

1Xtra 7 2%

Radio 1 2 0%

Radio 2 2 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 22:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Want Fi Goh Rave 92 2026-08-25

2 Reality Poem 59 2026-05-25

3 Forces Of Victory 12 2025-10-04

4 Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem) 11 2025-09-28

5 Sonny's Lettah 10 2022-01-30

6 Loraine 8 2026-08-23

7 Reality Poem (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 3 Oct 1981) 8 2026-08-06

8 Independent Intavenshan - BBC Session 03/10/1981 7 2014-07-24

9 Reality Poem - BBC Session 03/10/1981 7 2013-12-05

10 Di Great Insohreckshan 6 2026-08-07

11 It Dread Inna Inglan - Paris Theatre 1979 6 2026-08-06

12 Dread Beat An' Blood 6 2022-02-06

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-25 04:56 Want Fi Goh Rave 6 Music

2026-08-23 05:13 Loraine 6 Music

2026-08-07 14:57 Di Great Insohreckshan 6 Music

2026-08-06 00:57 Doun Di Road (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 1 May 1979) 6 Music

2026-08-06 00:54 Reality Poem (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 3 Oct 1981) 6 Music

2026-08-06 00:49 It Dread Inna Inglan - Paris Theatre 1979 6 Music

2026-08-06 00:47 Independant Intavenshan (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 3 Oct 1981) 6 Music

2026-08-06 00:43 Want Fi Goh Rave 6 Music

2026-07-19 05:26 Want Fi Goh Rave 6 Music

2026-05-25 02:25 Reality Poem 6 Music

2026-05-22 09:46 Want Fi Goh Rave 6 Music

2026-05-21 03:25 Reality Poem 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

78 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

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All Wi Doin' Is Defendin' —

1 2018-10-21 ▶

All Wi Doin' is Defendin' (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 3 Oct 1981) —

2 2020-02-27 ▶

All Wi' Don't Is Defendin (Radio 1 Session, 3 Oct 1981) —

2 2016-02-24 ▶

All Wi' Don't Is Defendin (Radio 1 Session, 3rd Oct, 1981) —

1 2024-01-25 ▶

All Wi' Don't Is Defendin - BBC Session 03/10/1981 —

6 2014-01-23 ▶

Bass Culture —

5 2024-05-20 ▶

Brain Smashing —

1 2023-03-09 ▶

Come Wi Goh Dung Deh —

1 2014-02-09 ▶

Di Great Insohreckshan —

6 2026-08-07 ▶

Doun Di Road (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 1 May 1979) —

2 2026-08-06 ▶

Down Di Road - BBC Session —

3 2010-11-16 ▶

Down Di Road - BBC Session 01/05/1979 —

3 2015-08-11 ▶

Dread Beat & Blood —

1 2025-12-21 ▶

Dread Beat An' Blood —

6 2022-02-06 ▶

Dread Beat and Blood —

1 2018-11-12 ▶

Five Nights Of Bleeding —

2 2024-10-05 ▶

Five Nights of Bleeding —

4 2010-10-12 ▶

Five Nights of Bleeding (Radio 1 In Concert, 9 Jun 1979) —

1 2017-08-01 ▶

Five Nights Of Bleeding - Paris Theatre 1979 —

4 2014-08-09 ▶

Forces Of Victory —

12 2025-10-04 ▶

Forces of Victory Dub —

1 2011-08-28 ▶

Forces Of Viktry —

5 2015-12-07 ▶

If I Woz A Tap Natch Poet —

2 2012-07-29 ▶

Indenpendent Intavenshan - Paris Theatre 1979 —

5 2008-09-30 ▶

Independant Intavenshan —

2 2012-09-01 ▶

Independant Intavenshan (Radio 1 In Concert, 9 Jun 1979) —

4 2022-02-22 ▶

Independant Intavenshan (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 3 Oct 1981) —

5 2026-08-06 ▶

Independent Intavenshan —

6 2015-02-18 ▶

Independent Intavenshan (Radio 1 Session, 3 Oct 1981) —

2 2016-02-25 ▶

Independent Intavenshan (Radio 1 Session, 3rd Oct, 1981) —

1 2024-01-23 ▶

Independent Intavenshan - BBC Session 03/10/1981 —

7 2014-07-24 ▶

Independent Intavenshan - Paris Theatre 1979 —

3 2014-08-09 ▶

Inglan —

2 2012-07-29 ▶

Inglan Is A Bitch —

4 2024-03-18 ▶

Iron Bar (Dub) —

1 2024-08-12 ▶

It Dread Inna Inglan —

4 2010-10-12 ▶

It Dread Inna Inglan (Radio 1 In Concert, 9 Jun 1979) —

1 2017-08-01 ▶

It Dread Inna Inglan - BBC Session 01/05/1979 —

3 2015-08-10 ▶

It Dread Inna Inglan - Paris Tehatre 1979 —

4 2008-03-27 ▶

It Dread Inna Inglan - Paris Theatre 1979 —

6 2026-08-06 ▶

It Noh Funny —

6 2010-10-12 ▶

It Noh Funny (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 1 May 1979) —

4 2022-02-22 ▶

It Noh Funny - Paris Theatre 1979 —

6 2014-08-09 ▶

Loraine —

8 2026-08-23 ▶

Man Free —

5 2025-01-02 ▶

Man Free (for Darcus Howe) —

1 2022-07-11 ▶

Peach Dub —

2 2020-10-12 ▶

Reality Dub —

1 2020-02-26 ▶

Reality Poem —

59 2026-05-25 ▶

Reality Poem - BBC Session 1979 —

1 2007-08-11 ▶

Reality Poem (BBC session) —

5 2005-08-19 ▶

Reality Poem (Radio 1 In Concert, 9 Jun 1979) —

2 2019-01-07 ▶

Reality Poem (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 3 Oct 1981) —

8 2026-08-06 ▶

Reality Poem (Radio 1 Session, 3 Oct 1981) —

2 2016-02-22 ▶

Reality Poem (Radio 1 Session, 3rd Oct, 1981) —

1 2024-01-22 ▶

Reality Poem - BBC Session 01/05/1979 —

4 2015-08-12 ▶

Reality Poem - BBC Session 03/10/1981 —

7 2013-12-05 ▶

Reality Poem - Paris Theatre 1979 —

6 2014-08-09 ▶

Reggae Fi Peach (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 3 Oct 1981) —

4 2020-09-07 ▶

Reggae Fi'peach (Radio 1 Session, 3 Oct 1981) —

2 2016-02-23 ▶

Reggae Fi'peach (Radio 1 Session, 3rd Oct, 1981) —

1 2024-01-24 ▶

Reggae Fi'peach - BBC Session 03/10/1981 —

5 2014-02-26 ▶

Shocking Dub —

4 2023-01-30 ▶

Sonny's Lettah —

10 2022-01-30 ▶

Sonny's Lettah (Anti Sus Poem) —

1 2016-04-23 ▶

Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem) —

11 2025-09-28 ▶

Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem) (Radio 1 In Concert, 9 Jun 1979) —

2 2022-02-22 ▶

Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem) (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 1 May 1979) —

1 2023-02-16 ▶

Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem) - Paris Theatre 1979 —

5 2014-08-09 ▶

Sonny's Lettah - BBC Session 01/05/1979 —

3 2015-08-13 ▶

Street 66 —

2 2020-11-16 ▶

Time Come —

1 2010-04-08 ▶

Victorious Dub —

2 2021-04-07 ▶

Want fi go Rave —

3 2015-10-24 ▶

Want Fi Goh Rave —

92 2026-08-25 ▶

Want Fi Goh Rave (BBC session) —

4 2005-08-31 ▶

Want Fi Goh Rave (Radio 1 In Concert, 9 Jun 1979) —

3 2022-02-22 ▶

Want Fi Goh Rave - Paris Theatre 1979 —

6 2016-11-13 ▶