Featured In
ALBUMBlack AttackMutabaruka
Albums by Mutabaruka
ALBUMBlack AttackMutabaruka
ALBUMLife and LessonsMutabaruka
ALBUMLife SquaredMutabaruka
ALBUMMuta in DubMutabaruka
ALBUMMelanin ManMutabaruka
ALBUMThe Mighty Diamonds / MutabarukaMighty Diamonds & Mutabaruka
ALBUMBlakk Wi Blak...K...K...Mutabaruka
ALBUMAny Which Way...FreedomMutabaruka
ALBUMThe Mystery UnfoldsMutabaruka
ALBUMOutcryMutabaruka
Artist Biography
Along with Linton Kwesi Johnson, Mutabaruka (born Allan Hope) is one of reggae's foremost "dub poets." In a musical framework of roots reggae and dub, he spins poetic narratives full of strong socio-political messages. His landmark 1982 debut album, CHECK IT, full of angry, outspoken material, made an enormous impact on the reggae world. Mutabaruka's declamatory style is so arresting that even completely non-political "toasters" and dance-hall rappers owe much of their approach to his influential work.
Hometown
Rae Town, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre
Reggae