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Changes to the look of John Peel Wiki will take place in the near future due to a new skin being rolled out over Oct/Nov across Wikia. Please see the Wikia Staff Blog for further details. On this site, the changes will affect the navigation from the left menu, as well as introduce a fixed page width with narrower content space. Please be patient while adjustments are made for the switch to the new system.

UPDATE: As the change is now in force for some users, I have switched the navigation to the simplified one for the new system. Please check Navigation in the Help section if you can't find things. I also initially made small adjustments to the front page layout, but have now reverted to the old look until all users are on the new system.

COUNTDOWN: Just a reminder for people still using Monaco that the final switch to the new skin is due on Nov. 3. After that, it will no longer be offered as an option. Sorry. Nothing to do with me.

Steve W

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Michael Smith Reggae

Dub Poet AKA Mikey Smith was born in 1954, Kingston, Jamaica. Stoned to death at a political rally at Stony Hill, St. Andrew, Jamaica on 17 August 1983. Linton Kwesi Johnson brought him to London to record his only Album Mi Cyaan Believe It and a John Peel session. LKJ later said of him "The late Jamaican poet, Michael Smith, was to my mind one of the most interesting and original poetic voices to emerge from the English-speaking Caribbean during the last quarter of the 20th century."

Festive Fifty Entries[]

  • None known

Sessions[]

  • One and only session

1. Recorded: 1982-04-24. First broadcast: 04 May 1982. Repeated: 27 May 1982, 12 July 1982, 28 October 1982

  • Long Time/Black And White / Roots / It A Come/Stuck/Picture Or No Picture / Mi Cyaan Believe It / Trainer

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