The New York Times·2 min read·medium
‘Dread Beat an Blood’ Set Black Londoners’ Struggle to a Groove
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The 1979 documentary 'Dread Beat an Blood' explores the struggles of Black Londoners through the poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson. The film captures the socio-economic challenges faced by the Jamaican diaspora in London during that era.
Early in the 1979 documentary “Dread Beat an Blood,” the 27-year-old poet Linton Kwesi Johnson recites a verse that sketches the challenges facing Brother Buzza, a Jamaican-born character living in London: “De bredda say him broke, him say him nah wo... [1572 chars]
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