Dread Beat an' Blood

by Poet and the Roots

Dread Beat an' Blood cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1978
  • Label: Front Line
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 39:46
  • Community rating: 4.18/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut release from Linton Kwesi Johnson (operating here as Poet and the Roots) formally established the genre of dub poetry in the UK. Produced by Dennis Bovell, the heavy, militant reggae rhythms perfectly underscore Johnson's piercing spoken-word critiques of police brutality and institutional racism in London.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, political, protest

Tracklist

  1. Dread Beat An' Blood (3:00)
  2. Five Nights Of Bleeding (4:29)
  3. Doun Di Road (2:27)
  4. Song Of Blood (6:29)
  5. It Dread Inna Inglan (For George Lindo) (4:05)
  6. Come Wi Goh Dung Deh (3:47)
  7. Man Free (For Darcus Howe) (6:02)
  8. All Wi' Doin' Is Defendin' (3:03)
  9. Command Counsel (3:10)
  10. Defense (3:13)

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