“....the popular music of Jamaica, the music of the people, is an essentially experiential music, not merely in the sense that the people experience the music, but also in the sense that the music is true to the historical experience, that the music reflects the historical experience. It is the spiritual expression of the historical experience of the Afro-Jamaican.” PeopleSpiritualExpressionMusic IsHistoricalJamaicaPopular MusicAfrosJamaicansJamaican Music Author:Linton Kwesi Johnson
“I wrote two poems about the 81 uprisings: Di Great Insohreckshan and Mekin Histri. I wrote those two poems from the perspective of those who had taken part in the Brixton riots. The tone of the poem is celebratory because I wanted to capture the mood of exhilaration felt by black people at the time.” PeopleTwoWantedFeltBlackTakenPerspectiveMoodToneCaptureBlack PeopleRiotUprisingExhilarationLinton Author:Linton Kwesi Johnson
