A Cappella Live

1996 live album by Linton Kwesi Johnson
A Cappella Live
Live album by
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Released1996
Recorded1993–1994
GenreDub poetry, a cappella
Length42:38
LabelLKJ Records
Linton Kwesi Johnson chronology
LKJ Presents
(1996)
A Cappella Live
(1996)
More Time
(1999)
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A Cappella Live is an album by Jamaican dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson released in 1996 on the LKJ Records label. LKJ performs all the tracks, recorded at various venues in 1993 and 1994, without any accompaniment.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Linton Kwesi Johnson

No.TitleLength
1."Five Nights of Bleeding"4:05
2."Reggae Sounds"1:24
3."Bass Culture"2:16
4."Sonny's Lettah"2:46
5."It Noh Funny"1:53
6."New Craas Massahkah"5:28
7."Di Great Insohreckshan"2:06
8."Reggae Fi Dada"3:49
9."Story"1:33
10."Mi Revahlueshanary Fren"3:35
11."Tings an Times"5:14
12."Di Anfinish Revahlueshan"2:36
13."If I Woz a Tap Natch Poet"2:57
14."Hurricane Blues"2:56

Recording

  • 1, 2, 5-7 recorded Beurschouwburg, Brussels, 1993
  • 3, 4 recorded Dal Segno, Nijmegen, 1993
  • 8, 13, 14 recorded Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Soho, London, 1994
  • 9, 10, 12, 14 recorded St. Mark's Church, Piccadilly, London, 1993.

Personnel

  • Linton Kwesi Johnson – vocals

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r309857
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Studio albums
  • Forces of Victory (1979)
  • Bass Culture (1980)
  • LKJ in Dub (1980)
  • Making History (1983)
  • Tings an' Times (1991)
  • A Cappella Live (1996)
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