A sub genre of
reggae which began in the late
70s in
England with
Linton Kwesi Johnson and in
Jamaica with
Oku Onuora and, later,
Mutabaruka. It has precedents in the
toasting of
sound system DJs like
U-roy,
I-roy, and (the rumblings of)
Prince Far-I.
Dub Poets produce a powerful intermingling of words, in the beautiful musical Jamaican variation of the english language, set to vital reggae music, all imbued with a political charge.