Benjamin Zephaniah
England
Born: 15 April 1958
Genres: Rap, Reggae, Electronic, International
Styles: Dub Poetry, Reggae/Caribbean, Dub, Political Reggae, Reggae/Caribbean, Trip-Hop, Electronica
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Novelist, playwright, poet, actor, and outspoken activist Benjamin Zephaniah was born on April 15, 1958, and spent his early life growing up in both Jamaica and Birmingham, England. Though he had been writing poems his entire life, he was also dyslexic, and he quit his formal schooling as a young teenager. In 1979 Zephaniah moved to London and released his first book of poetry, Pen Rhythm, the next year. In 1983 his debut album, Rasta, was released, followed by 1984's Us an Dem, 1995's Back to Roots, and 1996's Belly of de Beast. A prolific wri...
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