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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Dub |
| Years active | 1977–1978 |
| Labels | Virgin Records |
| Members | Linton Kwesi Johnson Dennis Bovell Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson Desmond Craig Winston Curniffe Everald Forrest Floyd Lawson John Varnom Lila Weathers Vivian Weathers |
Poet and the Roots are a reggae band formed to record dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson's poems with dub backing tracks.
The recordings were on the Virgin Records label. Johnson released his later material under his own name, although some of the musicians from this group appeared on his subsequent albums.
Discography
Album
Singles
- "All Wi Doin' Is Defendin'", Virgin Records, 1977
- "It Dread Inna Inglan (For George Lindo)", Virgin Records, 1978
References
- Poet And The Roots at Discogs.
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