Desmond Faada Johnson

Desmond FAADA Johnson was born in Kingston Jamaica in 1962. He came to England in 1980 and started writing fulltime in 1983. In 1984 FAADA Johnson published his first collection of poems DEADLY ENDING SEASON (Akira Press Publications) and completed a Dub Poetry Album - Pucko Music in 2003. FAADA Johnson has taught in many schools: colleges: universities: community groups: and worked as Ethnic Advisor: promoting African consciousness and African Caribbean Literature: Music and Culture. Pucko Poetry his new collection of Poetry will be published by Akira Press Publications in 2005. Desmond Faada Johnson new Dub Poetry Albums are: Darkness! Night! and Graveyard Urbanity! on the NML Music Label.PUCKO - Peoples United Cause For Knowledge and Overstanding - is a moment in time: a session: a recording and a performance: with the RuffCutt Band. With Anthony Dashi\ Thomas: as the Griot: Kenton \"\""Fish\""\"" Brown as the Dub Master: Carlton \""\""Bubblers\""\"" Oglivie as the Musical Professor: Tony \""\""Crucial\""\"" Phillips as the Vibes Master and FAADA as the Poet. Influenced by popular Reggae and Dancehall anthems: PUCKO MUSIC seeks to interpret the music of poetry: through the potent sounds of Reggae Music. They are performed with a voice amplified with the guttural sounds of the Griots: \""\""speaking from a standpoint of age \