# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Dread Beat an Blood (New Restoration)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 04 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sun, 04 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: “The regal dub poet” (Anderson Tepper, The New York Times) Linton Kwesi Johnson (LKJ) is a living legend. Born in 1952 in Chapelton, a small town in rural Jamaica, he moved to Britain as a boy in 1963, joined the British Black Panthers in 1970, and that decade became the voice for British African-Caribbean young people, creating a genre called dub poetry: militant passionate verse about the Black liberation struggle in Britain set to heavy dub. Johnson is the second living poet and the only Black poet to be published by Penguin Modern Classics. 

Dread Beat an Blood (“one of the most powerful examples of the pervasive influence that Jamaican and reggae culture had on 1970s England” —Ink 19) by Franco Rosso, director of the incendiary Babylon, is a potent portrait of LKJ and his fervent verse and robust voice, all with his pen and his microphone.

Now presented in a beautiful new restoration from the original 16mm elements by the British Film Institute, and never before seen in North America, Dread Beat an Blood marks the 50th anniversary of Johnson’s groundbreaking 1975 eponymous poem. And Rosso kinetically documents LKJ’s live poetry and reggae performances; his recording and mixing sessions with producer Dennis Bovell (a reggae legend in his own right); and his activism, including a powerful protest for the unjustly imprisoned Black Briton George Lindo, about whom Johnson wrote “It Dread inna Inglan.” The film gained national attention when its TV premiere was delayed by the BBC until Margaret Thatcher was elected, so great was the concern about Johnson’s powers of persuasion. (Franco Rosso, UK, 1979, 46 min.)

followed by: 

Linton Kwesi Johnson in Concert (Roger Thomas, UK, 1985 26 min.)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/philadelphia/dread-beat-an-blood-new-restoration/200030548650814
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, reggae, concerts, music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Philadelphia
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 800 Mifflin St, Philadelphia, PA 19148-16ND, United States
- **lat**: 39.92535
- **long**: -75.15939
- **full address**: 800 Mifflin St, Philadelphia, PA 19148-16ND, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Dread Beat an Blood (New Restoration)
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Dread Beat an Blood (New Restoration) being held?
  - **A:** Dread Beat an Blood (New Restoration) takes place on Sun, 04 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 04 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 800 Mifflin St, Philadelphia, PA 19148-16ND, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Dread Beat an Blood (New Restoration)?
  - **A:** Dread Beat an Blood (New Restoration) is organized by Lightbox Film Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Dread Beat an Blood (New Restoration) is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Philadelphia, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Dread Beat an Blood (New Restoration) sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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