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Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was a British writer, dub poet, actor, musician and professor of poetry and creative writing. Over his lifetime, he was awarded 20 honorary doctorates in recognition of his contributions to literature, education, and the arts. He was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008. In his work, Zephaniah drew on his lived experiences of incarceration, racism and his Jamaican heritage. He won the BBC Radio 4 Young Playwrights Festival Award in 1998 and was the recipient of at least sixteen honorary doctorates. A ward at Ealing Hospital was also named in his honour. His second novel, Refugee Boy, was the recipient of the 2002 Portsmouth Book Award in the Longer Novel category. In 1982, he released an album, Rasta, which featured the Wailers performing for the first time since the death of Bob Marley, acting as a tribute to Nelson Mandela. It topped the charts in Yugoslavia, and due to its success Mandela invited Zephaniah to host the president's Two Nations Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in 1996. As an actor, he had a major role in the BBC's Peaky Blinders between 2013 and 2022. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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hopefully
Loyle Carner
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Rap Connected
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Palestine
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Get High
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President
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Albums

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Rasta

2021
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Reggae Head

2006
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Us An Dem

1990
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Revolutionary Minds

2017
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Belly Of De Beast…

2005
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Funky Turkeys

2011
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Naked

2005
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Naked And Mixed Up

2006
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Back To Roots

1995

Singles & EPs

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Word & Sound

Single • 2019
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Badman (Rastafari mix) (feat. The Rebel Ship)

Single • 2018
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Who Put The Pressure

Single • 2017
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Benjamin Zephaniah - A Poet Called Benjamin Zephaniah

Single • 2015

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Live performances