Time come : selected prose /
"Recognized as one of the great poets of modern times, and as a deeply respected and influential political and cultural activist and social critic, Linton Kwesi Johnson is also a prolific writer of non-fiction. In Time Come, he selects some of his most powerful prose - book and record reviews p...
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Culture as a vital force / Paul Gilroy
- 1. 'Reggae sounds'--music
- Jamaican rebel music Race & Class XVII 4, 1976
- The reggae rebellion New Society, 10 June 1976
- The year of reggae Melody Maker, 25 December 1976
- Marley at the polls Melody Maker, 5 February 1977
- Bob Marley and the reggae international Race Today, June/July 1977
- 'Blackbeard' in profile : laying the foundations Race Today Review, December 1981/1982
- Exodus : the poetry of exile The Independent, 1 June 2007
- African consciousness in reggae music : some examples Lecture, July 2013
- The people speak Introduction to So Much Things to Say by Roger Steffens, 2015
- The Upsetter Introduction to People Funny Boy by David Katz, 8 September 2021
- 2. 'Story'--literature
- The Swamp Dwellers by Wole Soyinka Race Today, September 1975
- Caribbean Chronicles Times Literary Supplement, 25 March 1977
- Echo by Orlando Wong [the former name of Oku Onuora] Race Today, Spetember 1977
- Language as power : Decolonising the Mind by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Race Today, December 1986
- Searching for answers : Caryl Phillips in conversation Race Today Review, 1987
- Speaking in tongues : Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage The Guardian, 19 April 1996
- Writing reggae : poetry, politics and popular culture Jamaica Journal, December 2010
- I & I : The Natural Mystics by Colin Grant Wasafiri, July 2011
- 3. 'Di anfinish revalueshan'--politics
- Jamaica uncovered : Life and Debt The Guardian, 28 February 2002
- We have not forgotten Prologue to The New Cross Massacre Story, New Beacon Books and the George Padmore Institute, 2011
- Riots, rhyme and reason local Brixton speech, 24 March 2012
- Thatcher and the inner-city riots LKJ Records blog, 14 April 2013
- South African connection Honorary doctorate acceptance speech, April 2017
- 4. 'Tings an times'--places and moments
- Introduction Race Today Review, 1986
- Introduction Race Today Review, 1987
- South London calling Time Out, 23 March 2000
- Reunited : shocking with such glee Times Higher Education Supplement, 24 September 2004
- Amsterdam : places, people and beginnings Amsterdam event speech, September 2014
- Acceptance speech to the University of the West Indies honorary doctorate acceptance speech, 19 October 2021
- 5. 'Beacon of hope'--people
- Martin Carter : give thanks All are Involved : The Art of Martin Carter, ed. Stewart Brown, written 12 December 1997
- Remembering Michael Smith : Mikey, Dub and Me Lecture, 4 August 2005
- Mutabaruka : cutting edge of dub The Guardian, 27 August 2005
- Obituary : John La Rose The Guardian, 4 March 2006
- Obituary : Louise Bennett, voice of the people Wasafiri, October 2006
- Remembering Andrew Salkey speech at the University of Glasgow, October 2014
- Don Mattera and James Matthews : a tribute speech in South Africa, May 2019
- Jean 'Binta' Breeze : a tribute George Padmore Institute website, 21 June 2021
- Linton Kwesi Johnson's prose in chronological order.