Reggae Thursdays: MutaBaruka

Allan Hope (Born 1952 Rae Town,Kingston, Jamaica)

Poet, Songwriter, Musician, Actor, Educator, Radio Talk Show Host, Mutabaruka (Rwandan Kinyarwanda language translated to English means "One who is always victorious), began his career in the early 1970's after working for the Jamaica Telephone Company (he studied electronics while at school). He was raised an Roman Catholic and changed to the Rastafarian Movement. He also changed his diet and stopped wearing shoes. His works were first published in magazines and he then went on to recording and performing live and scored a number of hits. He remains active; please take a listen here and Happy Dub Poetry/Reggae Thursday: Psalm 24 (with Luciano), Outcry, Wise Up (with Sugar Minott), Great Kings of Africa (with Dennis Brown), Everytime I hear di sound, The People's Court, Hard road to travel (with Gregory Isaacs), Junk food and Dis Poem

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutabaruka

Background information
Born	Allan Hope 1952 Rae Town,Kingston, Jamaica
Pen name	Mutabaruka
Occupation	Poet, songwriter, musician, educator, radio talk-show host
Period	Early 1970s–present