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2013 Events for Linton Kwesi Johnson
23 February 2013
Linton Kwesi Johnson talks to Indian filmmaker Anand Patwardhan at the British Film Institute, London
STATE OF THE NATION: ANAND PATWARDHAN’S PORTRAITS OF INDIA
2012 Events for Linton Kwesi Johnson
11 May 2012
Linton Kwesi Johnson Poetry Reading in Sheffield, UK
A solo poetry reading at St Georges Church Lecture Theatre, Sheffield University
8 June 2012
LKJ and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band Gig in Goteburg, Sweden
A gig as part of the Clandestino Festival
23 June 2012
LKJ and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band Gig in the USA
A gig as part of the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival
29 June 2012
LKJ and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band Gig in London
A gig as part of the Back to Black Festival
7 July 2012
LKJ and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band Gig in Barcelona, Spain
A gig in Cruilla
20 July 2012
LKJ and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band Gig in France
A gig in Payzac
21 July 2012
LKJ and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band Gig in France
A gig in Nuits du Sud
26 July 2012
LKJ and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band Gig at Womad, UK
A gig at Womad. See http://www.womad.co.uk
7 August 2012
LKJ Poetry Reading in Cornwall
A reading at The Asylum, Tywarnhale Farm, Cornwall. See http://www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
18 August 2012
LKJ Poetry Reading in Wales
A poetry reading at the Green Man Festival. See http://www.greenman.net
15 September 2012
Linton Kwesi Johnson Poetry Reading in Guernsey
A poetry reading at the Guernsey Literature Festival. See http://www.arts.gg/index.php/guernsey-literary-festival/
21 September 2012
Linton Kwesi Johnson Lecture in Cambridge
LKJ gives a lecture as part of the Conference on Caribbean Poetry at Cambridge University. See http://caribbeanpoetry.educ.cam.ac.uk/
2011 Events for Linton Kwesi Johnson
Wednesday 22 June
Linton Kwesi Johnson Poetry Reading At the Music Box, Lisbon, Portugal
Linton Kwesi Johnson reads poetry in Lisbon at the Festival do Silencio (Literature and Spoken word festival) – see http://www.musicboxlisboa.com
Saturday 9 July 2011 at 7.45pm
Colin Grant and Linton Kwesi Johnson – Trench Town Rock at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX
Cultural historian Colin Grant and poet, musician and activist Linton Kwesi Johnson discuss one of the biggest and most influential groups of the 20th century, the Wailers.
For more information and to book tickets go to http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Friday 15 July
Linton Kwesi Johnson Poetry Reading at the Latitude Festival, Henham Park, nr Southwold, Suffolk, UK
Linton Kwesi Johnson is a headline act in the Poetry Tent for the Latitude festival. See http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk for more information.
Tuesday 19 July from 6.45pm
Linton Kwesi Johnson introduces the new book by Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze at the George Padmore Institute, 76 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EN
Join LKJ at the George Padmore Institute, where he is a Trustee, to celebrate the latest publication by acclaimed poet and LKJ Records artist Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze. See http://www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org for more information.
Saturday 30 July
Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band Gig
In Oslo, Norway – check http://www.mediacom-agency.com for more information.
Friday 5 August
Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band Gig
In Cissac, near Bordeaux, France – check http://www.mediacom-agency.com for more information.
Sunday 7 August
Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band Gig
In Aulnoyes, near Maubeuge, France – check http://www.mediacom-agency.com for more information.
Wednesday 24 August
Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band Gig
For the Rottotom Festival in Benecassim, Spain – check http://www.mediacom-agency.com for more information.
Thursday 24 November
Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Dennis Bovell Dub Band Gig
For the Brussels Freedom Festival in Belgium.