Poet and the Roots

Poet and the Roots
Origin	London, England
Genres	Dub
Years active	1977–1978
Labels	Virgin Records
Members	Linton Kwesi Johnson Dennis Bovell Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson Desmond Craig Winston Curniffe Everald Forrest Floyd Lawson John Varnom Lila Weathers Vivian Weathers

Poet and the Roots are a reggae band formed to record dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson's poems with dub backing tracks.

Johnson released his later material under his own name, although some of the musicians from this group appeared on his subsequent albums.

Discography

Album

Dread Beat an' Blood, Virgin Records, 1978

Single

"All Wi Doin' Is Defendin'", Virgin Records, 1977