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Linton Kwesi Johnson

Bass Culture

9 May 19808 tracks, 31 minutes

Reggae, dub poetry

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Bass Culture is an album by the Jamaica-born, British-based dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, released in 1980 on the Island Records label. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard). Bovell, Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson and Webster Johnson were members of Matumbi.

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Genres: Reggae, dub poetry
Length: 8 tracks, 31 minutes
Released: 9 May 1980

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Bass Culture

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AllMusic10.0 Christgau's Record Guide8.3 The Rolling Stone Album Guide8.0

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Edition: digital media, 8 tracks

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1Bass Culture6:06

2Street 663:44

3Reggae fi Peach2:41

4Di Black Petty Booshwah3:47

5Inglan Is a Bitch5:26

6Loraine4:09

7Reggae Sounds3:08

8Two Sides of Silence2:13

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