It was 4/20 and we DIDN'T do a "420" show? No, In celebration of National Poetry Month, we presented the annual "WORD BEAT I POWA" dub poetry/poetry/spoken word special. The dub poets included Linton Kwesi Johnson, Mutabaruka, Yasus Afari, Jazzmin Tutum, Jean Binta Breeze, Ras Takura, Desmond Faada Johnson, Haji Mike, Oku Onuora, Benjamin Zephaniah, and Brain Damage (ft. Suzanne Thoma). More poetry, toasting, spoken word, and music from Jack Kerouac, DJ Oil, e.g. bailey, U-Roy, I-Roy, Sister Nancy, Big Youth, Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Selecter, Prince Jazzbo, Stiller & Meara, DJ Spooky, Victoria Moralez, The Last Poets, Jah Wobble, Irie Sol, The Special AKA (ft. Rhoda Dakar), Laura Esterman & cast, Parliament, and more.
Tracklist
Playing tracks by Haji Mike meets Bandulu Dub, Jazzmin Tutum & Neil Perch, Brain Damage (ft. Suzanne Thoma), Jean Binta Breeze, Mutabaruka and more.