Mutabaruka
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Allan Hope CD (born 26 December 1952), better known as Mutabaruka, is a Jamaican Rastafari dub poet, musician, actor, educator, and talk-show host, who developed two of Jamaica's most popular radio programmes, The Cutting Edge and ''Steppin' Razor''. His name comes from the Rwandan language and translates as "one who is always victorious". His themes include politics, culture, Black liberation, social oppression, discrimination, poverty, racism, sexism, and religion.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1952
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Outcry
- Mutabaruka
- Mutabaruka, the first poems (1970-1979)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Jamaica
- Active from
- 1952
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Mutabaruka (born Allan Hope, 26 December 1952, Rae Town, Jamaica) is a dub poet. His name comes from the Rwandan language and translates as "one who is always victorious." His 1983 release "Check It" was released on Chicago blues label Alligator Records. In 2008, Mutabaruka was featured as part of the Jamaica episode of the television program Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. As a young man employed by Jamaican Telephone Company Ltd, he became interested in the Rastafari movement and converted
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Kingston
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- reggae
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Alligator Records
- Official website
- www.mutabaruka.com
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- date of birth
- 1952-12-26
- pseudonym
- Mutabaruka
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- www.mutabaruka.com/feed
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Early life and education
- Musical career 1971–2000
- Speaking and narration, 2000–present
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- DVD/Video
- Books of poetry
- Filmography
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Allan Hope CD (born 26 December 1952), better known as Mutabaruka, is a Jamaican Rastafari dub poet, musician, actor, educator, and talk-show host, who developed two of Jamaica's most popular radio programmes, The Cutting Edge and ''Steppin' Razor''. His name comes from the Rwandan language and translates as "one who is always victorious". His themes include politics, culture, Black liberation, social oppression, discrimination, poverty, racism, sexism, and religion.
==Early life and education== Mutabaruka was born and raised in Rae Town, Kingston, Jamaica, in a household with his father, mother and two sisters. When he was eight years old his father died. Mutabaruka attended the Kingston Technical High School, where he trained in electronics for four years, going on to work for the Jamaican Telephone Company until eventually quitting in 1971.
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