Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah
Person from United Kingdom
Genres: reggae, dub, dub poetry, poetry, british
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About Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah (born Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Springer in Handsworth, Birmingham, on 15 April 1958; died 7 December 2023) was a British writer, dub poet, actor, musician and professor of poetry and creative writing. He was the first person to record with the Wailers after the death of Bob Marley in a musical tribute to Nelson Mandela. One Little Indian Records released the 'Naked' album on 2006. Previous records by Benjamin Zephaniah are Dub Ranting, Rasta LP, Free South Africa and Back to Roots. He is also quite famous for rejecting an OBE in November 2003, stating that getting one would remind him of 'how my foremothers were raped and my forefathers brutalised'. Zephaniah released a total of seven albums of original music.
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Benjamin Zephaniah — Top 8 songs
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Benjamin Zephaniah | Dis policeman keeps on keeping me to death :: Bioritmus | ||
| Benjamin Zephaniah | Me Love Me Mudder | ||
| Benjamin Zephaniah | Talking Turkeys | ||
| Benjamin Zephaniah | "Dis policeman keeps on keeping me to death" | ||
| Benjamin Zephaniah | De children future | ||
| Benjamin Zephaniah | "Stop the War" | ||
| Benjamin Zephaniah | Free South Africa | ||
| Benjamin Zephaniah | Naked |