linton kwesi johnson

jackhammer · 05-01-2010, 07:39 PM

I absolutely love this guy's work and he doesn't get nowhere near the respect he deserves. His music is distinctive and relevant 30 years on. I couldn't find 'Mi revalueshanary fren' on you tube

VEGANGELICA · 05-03-2010, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny_Rotter

You've almost got it right, but he's not reffering to his Uncle Jim, but rather his little brother. In the late 70's the British government brought in the anti sus law, which allowed the police to shake down youth merley on suspicion on how they looked. Because of the racism back then blacks were routinely targeted by the police. The anti sus law was later repealled.

Interesting. Thanks for explaining what was going on. I can see how Linton Kwesi Johnson's songs are still relevant today, like jackhammer writes, since harsh treatment of people based on ethnicity is an on-going problem. I'm thinking now of all the times that U.S. police and security guards accost or target people seen as African American or Middle Eastern more often than they target people seen as Caucasian.

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