Making History (1983 dub album)

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Making History
Studio album by Linton Kwesi Johnson
Released	October 1983 (UK)
Recorded	???
Genre	Dub reggae
Length	33:31
Label	Island Records
Producer	Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Linton Kwesi Johnson chronology
LKJ in Dub (1980) Making History (1983) LKJ Live in Concert with the Dub Band (1985)

Making History is an album by dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, released in 1983 on the Island Records label. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard).

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Linton Kwesi Johnson

1. "Di Eagle an' di Bear" – 4:14
2. "Wat About di Working Claas?" – 5:12
3. "Di Great Insohreckshan" – 4:02
4. "Making History" – 4:19
5. "Reggae fi Radni" – 4:24
6. "Reggae fi Dada" – 4:50
7. "New Craas Massahkah" – 6:30

[edit] Personnel

• Linton Kwesi Johnson - voice
• Dennis Bovell - bass
• Richard Stevens - drums
• John Kpiaye - guitar
• Paget King - keyboards
• Nick Straker - synthesizer
• Patrick Tenyue - trumpet
• Henry Tenyue - trombone
• Geoffrey Scantlebury - percussion
• Tony Utah - other percussion
• Everald Forrest - other percussion