Linton Kwesi Johnson - Want Fi Goh Rave

[luciano1975f]

coisa linda eheheheh adorei

[lyvers1]

super live respect au grand dub poerty!!bless

[jadwyga]

coolest guy i know!

[kohisiyo]

LKJがデニス・ﾎﾞｰﾍﾞﾙﾀﾞﾌﾞﾊﾞﾝﾄﾞをバックにﾎﾟ­ｴﾄﾘｰしてる。ｲﾝﾃﾘｼﾞｪﾝｽ溢れる風貌に熱いメッセージ­!!格好いいぜ❤アップしてくれた方有難う。

[THCSOUNDS1]

Fantástico..!! 

[lutheringram]

what a sir!

[MrMaxicosmos]

I remember the LKJ songs when I was 17 and I smoked 45 joints per day and all of his songs were my head I was full of dub music, coming from him and I was so happy it was my best part life ( sorry for my english I'm french ... and you know ... french people we're so stupid ... sorry again ...really ...)

[sunrise58176]

●911 Inside Job and Hereafter (Modified) by richardkoshimzu

●9-11 AND STEALTH JEWISH

[sprayone]

Can any1 tell me what does "fi" mean in jamaican-english? thanks

[vasa1628]

@sprayone It is For. You can say Fi or for ...

Like ting for thing.

[DivineBuzios]

@sprayone means for, ibut t can be used in different ways.

[1zayab]

@sprayone it means "to"..." me want fe go rave" means "I want to go rave".

[fishbone342]

Gotta love him :)

[titlasa]

Come home Man ... Jamaica need you much more than England or France do ...

[riezz72]

it's no need to get high on weed, i get high to listen to this music

mister johnson , thanks for the many lessons

[DjWellDressedMan]

Luv it all, LKJ, dub poet master.

[lutheringram]

his live-album with the painted cover from the 8ies is still one of the most amazing live-documents I have ever heard!

thanks for all the graet music!

[abx631945]

That's the reality poem !!!

[msstarr11211]

Hey Neva knew anyone else was hip to Mr. Kwesi!!!!'

[latawie]

along w/ Alborosie, this is my choice for preeminent voice in reggae today. Of course we can't be forgettin de Marleys now can we!

[laoshiangelo]

L.K.J. has a lot of things to say and to learn, let's go to learn!.

from Mutabaruka, Prince Far I, and Michael Smith songs we can learn too

[maxlimbo007]

WOW, this is beautiful...thanks for the upload!

[techxdabruiser]

"The Golden Voice". LKJ for president !!!

[kickstart73]

One of the best!! PERIOD..!!!!

[davelewitt]

Dub Poet god LKJ is without denial

the man.

[lynncoombes]

awesome !

[djkilabeat]

Can someone upload the rest of this Live in Paris concert PLEASE? Especially 'Fite dem Back.' Nuff respect! Thanks!

[pedrofaba]

my fav rasta-nobody is better than him not even marley.

[happyenjoytime]

but he disappear up his butt! were he gon mon?? 

[gabriel9039]

que buen reggae!!!a Luca Prodan le gustaba mucho la onda que hacia este tipo.

[robidc]

il poeta del reggae

[santicuervo17]

Algun dia podremos verlo en Argentina?

[sodinel]

He just brings it all together, if there was no TV and recorded music, LKJ would be god.

[mililagatacorita1]

poeta!

[ElMusicario]

LKJ Argentina te escucha!!!

[pomelo73]

@ElMusicario yes mannn

[GULDBARNET91]

Love!

[dema2do]

just great!

[chappahx]

yeah great lyrics, tight band

[daagois]

great bass

[MartaBtrp]

Good!

[saladcreme]

LKJ, proper superstar!!

[carmenaduarte]

lkj argentina te escuchaaaa

[rasgeoffrey]

Saw LKJ in Los Angeles a couple years back -it was flawless, awesome. His lyrics are light years ahead of many

[rottenruffles]

I saw LKJ play last sat night at the Spirit of voice, no band, nothing jus himself doing spoken word.. i'm teling you it was amazing, he had the whole crowd in a trance, the way he recites.. breathtaking!

[trank31337]

@rottenruffles woah

[WhyNotTruth]

Such a tight band. You don't see that much nowadays.

[WhyNotTruth]

So fun to dance to live.

[MartaBtrp]

Very good!

[jodiebunny1]

this takes me back, serious stuff, I admire him, got me through some tuff times. It reminds me of my brother.

[jltardiff]

yeah, they are the Dub Band, btw I think Dennis Bovell is the finest Bass player I have ever heard, plus he has a blast playing, but make no mistake, he IS the band leader and is key to LKJ making it big, without Bovell he would just be another poet.

[uitvlugh]

i second that.......and third it too btw.

[mythoughtfulchannel]

dennis bovell dub band

[vespamerica]

It is no mystery, we're making history...

[Renagade70]

Renegade Poet. Gotta love his delievery!

[danpage79]

Teach the youth, intelligibly.

[mikerasta84p]

LKJ represent!!!!!!!!! 1 love 2 this man 1 love to this man's music!!! thx 4 the man who posted it!!!

Shouts from Brasil rasta!!!

[grantlollo]

My alltime favourite...!!

[skavespa50]

COOL!

[Schtonken]

Beautiful.

[internash]

that was cool.

[gosier971]

c'est excellent

[renae3294]

yuh sih di man eye in 57

[kopy567]

Mir wenigem Aufwand wird hier eine genial-mitreissende Musik gemacht,..knackig--gut akzentuiert und leicht zu merken.

Die Doppel LP von 1984 gehört zu meinen zehn besten Platten/Cd`s.

Leider fehlen hier Posaune und Trompete,..aber Geige und Sax tun`s auch..

Grüsse aus Köln.

Mike

[kopy567]

Great video of one of my favourite songs from LKJ.

With the age of 15 I got my first LP,..Live 1984.

With nearly the same musicians.!!!!!

But no one of these young spectators in the audience knows really something about this band,..they listen reggae because it's hip to listen reggae,...the background is missing in their heads.

Where can I buy this video. ??

Greetings from germany.

[DouglasWatts]

John Kpiaye -- Guitar. Dennis Bovell -- Bass. These are two very inspirational musicians. John's guitar work on LKJ's albums is phantasmagoric.

[jgl1277]

Rap died years ago. Poetry will live forever, even two thousand year old poetry is still relevant today. This white boy loves reggae music!!!

[codepink13]

dub poets came from reggae and is called rasta music so is rap brought to us by cool hurse

[whackfoldeediedo]

Brings back great memories...when I first had this album...it is timeless...is this not a form of rap though???? which is fine.....

[DreadyDiggs]

Poems were rhyming well before rap was called rap. Songs rhymed well before rap was called rap. This is Dub Poetry. He writes poems and recites them to the riddim, and uses his voice to bind them together, although that's not always the case. It is here.

Rap spawned after Jamaican toasters like U-Roy came about.

[Loomr]

thanks for the info guys

[kullmack]

lkj is so dope-di eagle 'n di bear have people live'n fear,of impendin' nuclear warfare.ras te fari ya-jah

[Loomr]

I borrowed the compilation cd "Independant Intavenshan" from my ... laid back friend once, and immideately saved the content to my pc. Man I love this song, and the whole album :P .

But anyway, can anyone interperate the lyrics for me. For example what does want fi goh rave mean :D ? Haffi mek a raze kaw mi come of age? (or something like that, lol)

[ElHajjMalikElShabbaz]

he has to make something of himself cause he's old enough(Haffi(have to) mek(make) a raze(raise) kaw(because) mi come of age) and wants to have some fun (want fi(to/for) goh rave) ...that kinda sums up everything he's saying...moral of the story kinda thing..he goes on to kinda say it dont matter how you make it..rob, steal run a racket...patois isnt far off from english..its broken english..listen carefully and u'll catch a lot of it..as you did...Cheers...

[bindmall]

I have to make a raise[robbery,dealing you know money]cause' I'm old enough to go parting[come of age and I want fi go rave]

[PetrHippie44]

...the same - 86' in amsterdam/happy family's

coffeeshop - weed and sound

the right place - the right sound! ;-)) L.K.J

[MaistoHelix]

Takes me back to the 80's smoking weed all day in the Bulldog in Amsterdam with my friends listening to artists like Linton

[frankbough1955]

@MaistoHelix filled a few chillums to LKJ myself

[leonaofficial]

@frankbough1955 . You told me you listened to him whilst making love to your boyfriend

[MrIkdus]

@MaistoHelix Linton ain't an artist, he's THE artist.

[Cookiec1973]

@MaistoHelix :-)

[juliorm182]

@MaistoHelix hahh reeaalll

[kopy567]

Hey,..here I have now discovered again my favorite song of LKJ.

Twentytwo years ago I bought a live LP from a unknown Reggae-artist which I heard the same day in the LP-Shop,..it was the Live LP recorded 1984 from LKJ.

That day, for me a knew music century started,..I began to love this fantastic and cool rhythm.But here the trombone and trumpet misses,..but excellent. Thank you from germany. Mike

[a1fera1]

love this song . top guy keep up the fight peace one love

[poneil69]

Jeezuz,this fella saved me.

[houseofchintz]

Wowa, this really fast.

[arkitype66]

anyone remember clapham common mayby late eighties free protest festival wit dennis bovell band.glad to be part of the experience,life.thanx for upload brother....peace

[tim74660]

Yes Yes!

London late 70s early 80s was the place to be for Roots reggae. Then it nearly all went Dancehall.

[jardinbleu7]

Ska style, just great. Unfortunately, the sound is like afar...

[arrebatelio]

search/busca in youtube : ass remix fidel nadal vs newton kenke dance hall reggae

[queendamaris]

Brilliant! You just remain astounded yet...grooved! Hey that's the best way I can put  it.

[bindmall]

unsung hero o roots, I learned a lot from this guy.always love ya LKJ.

[bazilbrush6]

first heard him at ian dury concert he was on first at hammersmith odeon never seen such a good warm up act 1st class

[MankoBurner]

Vu à Lyon il y a plusieurs années... J'ai pris une claque... Une voix, un style... Incontournable!

[miaravens]

He's in Philly tonight the Rotunda at 40th and Walnut, free concert

[Renagade70]

LKJ is in NYC doing a concert tour with Gill Scott Heron. Tomorrow at S.O.B. All others outside NYC, keep your ears open.

[Renagade70]

LKJ is in NYC doing a concert tour with Gill Scott Heron. Tomorrow at S.O.B. All others outside NYC, keep your ears open.

[zealotnut]

Been lookin' for kwesi's stuff for ages,especially the live album(great horns).

This is ####### great!

GREAT lyrics top it off too.

LKJ=CLASSIC!

[dagelb]

Saw LKJ many years ago in Toronto with the Dennis Bovell Dub Band ...these are different musicians ....and LKJ is actually skanking a wee bit ... keep on!

[leoraba]

best poet!! :) thats good

[hamidoucherrir]

great words and best music it's higly

[justo63]

Hayi mnandi lengoma majita!

LKJ himsef once again!

Poet Man!

[appapazzato]

L K J manku li kani

[justo63]

Come to south africa please and play for us !!!

[ElodieVielh]

Music and Poetry!

[Themba88]

Spoken like a POET!

[birralugano]

Grande Linton. Il giro di basso è da sballo

[selassiewarrior]

wickd lkj your the best poet!!

[youbanks777]

Where is this style in the youts today? This world needs reggae music badly...!!

[idroweb]

Grande Linton!

[maaaxddd]

me hear a lickle yout man sey him sey

me haffi pick a packit, yah man

take a wallit from a jackit

and if a lock it me haffi pap it

and if a safe meh a go crack it

or bus it wit me hachit

lool so funny

a mi love him lyrics

[MainStreetMonochrome]

Loved the whole LP, Forces of Victory, but especially this track: it has one of the strongest grooves I've ever heard. Wish he'd come back to Vancouver sometime.

[kayakmantube]

the funny thing is 15 ago it was the first time I hear a casstte of Linton in Argentina and i love it but for the sound I don't why in my mind the guy was somebody who at that point was dead...For the sound of the cassette..!0 years ago I went to spain and I was reading a news paper and I see LKJ and concert I jump on my sit waoh son I travel one hour train to see lkj in a soccer field that was simple greate...

[djkilabeat]

LKJ simply the best!

[revpar]

I wish he would come to Philadelphia or somewhere within 100 miles of Philadelphia!

[steveUKok]

Good to see Linton still going and looking well