Dub Poetry Playlist

Dub Poetry — Dub poetry is a form of performance poetry of Jamaican origin, which evolved out of dub music in Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1970s, as well as in London, England, and Toronto, Canada, cities which have large populations of Caribbean immigrants.

🔒 The top 10 are this genre's must-play anthems — the biggest hits no DJ leaves out — so they stay pinned. Tap 🔀 and everything from #11 down refreshes into a fresh mix (from a pool of 117).

1. Fite Dem Back — Linton Kwesi Johnson
2. Inglan Is A Bitch — Linton Kwesi Johnson
3. Bass Culture — Linton Kwesi Johnson
4. Want Fi Goh Rave — Linton Kwesi Johnson
5. Dread Times — Oku Onuora
6. Any Which Way...Freedom — Mutabaruka
7. Victim — Malachi Smith
8. Drop It — Tomlin Ellis
9. Throw Away Your Gun — Prince Far I
10. Message From The King — Prince Far I
11. Any Means Necessary — Mutabaruka
12. Dispel The Lie — Mutabaruka
13. Word & Sound — Natty
14. Pressure Drop — Oku Onuora
15. Set De Prisoners Free — Mutabaruka
16. Trainer — Michael Smith
17. Long Time — Michael Smith
18. Aids — The High Times Players
19. Mr. Bigness Man — Navvie Nabbie
20. Death Row — The High Times Players
21. Roots And Culture — Benjamin Zephaniah
22. Fork And Hoe — The High Times Players
23. Signs Of The Times — Oliver Smith
24. To Plant — Breeze
25. Love and Wisdom — Prince Far I
26. Jah Do That — Prince Far I
27. Dub Out — Oku Onuora
28. We'll Keep On Struggling — Oku Onuora
29. Revolutionary Minds — Benjamin Zephaniah
30. Hot Like Jamaica — Benjamin Zephaniah
31. Mi Feel It — Michael Smith
32. Get High — Benjamin Zephaniah
33. Aid Travels With A Bomb — Breeze
34. Roots — Michael Smith
35. Land Control — The High Times Players
36. Since I Threw The Comb Away — Twinkle Brothers
37. Bang Bang Rock Steady — Tomorrow's Children
38. My Mind — Hugh Mundell
39. Runaway Girl — U-Roy
40. Act Of Affection — Wailing Souls
41. Cassava Piece ('79 Style) — Augustus Pablo
42. The Invasion — Burning Spear
43. Divorce a L'italienne — Mungo's HI FI
44. Do You Love My Music — Horace Andy
45. Red Sun — Tsunami Wazahari
46. I'm A Levi — Ijahman
47. Bad to Worst — Burning Spear
48. Dready Walk — ART-X
49. Never Get Burn — Twinkle Brothers
50. Rocking Time — Burning Spear
51. Rebel Hifi — Lotek
52. Jahovah In Dub Majesty — Twinkle Brothers
53. Ignorance & Poverty — Martin Campbell
54. Miss Jamaica (feat. Agent Sasco) — Zac Jone$
55. Love and Unity — Michael Prophet
56. Walkey Walk Tall — 10ft Ganga Plant
57. Jah War — The Ruts
58. Evil Doers — U-Roy
59. None A Jah Jah Children No Cry — Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus
60. Jail House Dub — Mad Professor
61. Flag Dub — King Tubby
62. Dance Of The Vampires — Roots Radics
63. Michael Talbot Affair — Keith Hudson
64. Keep on Dubbing — King Tubby
65. Taxi to Baltimore Dub — Scientist
66. Drum Song Dub — Scientist
67. Illegal (with Benjamin Zephaniah) — Swayzak
68. Wisdom — Jah Lion
69. Beware — Yabby You & The Prophets
70. Poem 1 — Count Ossie
71. Dub To Africa — Prince Far I & The Arabs
72. Narration — Count Ossie and The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari
73. Come Together — Groundation
74. Free Ganja — Rico Rodriguez
75. More Creation — Lennie Hibbert
76. In the Beginning — Iron Dubz
77. Psalm 24 — Luciano
78. Hard & Tuff — Yasus Afari
79. Blood Shout — Glenville Bryan
80. Carry Jamaica — Yasus Afari
81. Poem 2 — Count Ossie
82. Simple Things — Jean Binta Breeze
83. Chikungunya — DYCR
84. Mother Earth — Lillian Allen
85. Dog Park — Singers And Players
86. Buddy (feat. Dub Poet Anton) — Laury Webb
87. Fight Back — Lillian Allen
88. Travel and see Dub Version — M.C. Natty Joe (Original Due Poet ) Featuring Sister Deejha
89. King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown — Augustus Pablo
90. Prayer: Haile Selassie the Guidelight — Ras Pidow
91. Rong Radio Station (feat. Benjamin Zephaniah) — Compilation
92. Casmas Town — I-Roy
93. Jah Is No Secret — Ijahman Levi
94. Stone — Prince Alla
95. La Revelacion Negra — Balanta Asante
96. The Hills (feat. Linval Thompson) — Nazamba
97. Five Take — King Tubby
98. Handsworth — Mystic Foundation
99. Flag — Haji Mike meets Bandulu Dub
100. Stick A Bush — The Gladiators

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