Mutabaruka  

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"Dis poem shall call names. Names like Lumumba, Kenyatta, Nkrumah, Hannibal, Akhenaten, Malcolm, Garvey, Haile Selassie."

--"Dis Poem" (1986) by Mutabaruka

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Mutabaruka (°1952) is a Jamaican dub poet known for "Dis Poem" (1990). His name comes from the Rwandan language and translates as "one who is always victorious." His 1983 release "Check It" was released on Chicago Blues label Alligator Records.




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