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Dub Poets Of The Eighties

Paul Bradshaw, New Musical Express, 30 October 1982

Jamaica '82: the DJs rule the nation's charts and hearts but alternative voices are making themselves heard in the roots poetry of artists like MUTABARUKA and MICHAEL SMITH. PAUL BRADSHAW chews over the muse in two exclusive interviews, and declares the matter crucial.

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