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Poet and the Roots are a reggae band formed to record dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson's poems with dub backing tracks.

Poet and the Roots
OriginLondon, England
GenresDub
Years active1977–1978
LabelsVirgin Records
MembersLinton Kwesi Johnson
Dennis Bovell
Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson
Desmond Craig
Winston Curniffe
Everald Forrest
Floyd Lawson
John Varnom
Lila Weathers
Vivian Weathers

The recordings were on the Virgin Records label.[1] Johnson released his later material under his own name, although some of the musicians from this group appeared on his subsequent albums.

Discography

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Album

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Singles

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  • "All Wi Doin' Is Defendin'", Virgin Records, 1977
  • "It Dread Inna Inglan (For George Lindo)", Virgin Records, 1978

References

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  1. ^ Poet And The Roots at Discogs.