Group

Poet and the Roots

Reggae band

From: United Kingdom
Active: 1977–1978
Releases: 1

About

Poet and the Roots are a reggae band formed to record dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson's poems with dub backing tracks.

The recordings were on the Virgin Records label. Johnson released his later material under his own name, although some of the musicians from this group appeared on his subsequent albums.

From Poet and the Roots on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Dennis Bovell now
Jah Bunny now
Linton Kwesi Johnson 1977–1978 · original member · former

Discography

EPs 1

All Wi Doin Is Defendin 1977

Also known as

Poet & the Roots

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 750c4a2d-aad9-4a9f-ba53-1ea5e1b4f66b

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.