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Oku Onuora

Oku Onuora has been played on NTS shows including Doing Time , with Dub Out first played on 30 June 2020.

Oku Onuora surfaced on the reggae scene in 1978 with the dub poet anthem "Reflections In Red". He debuted with the excellent Pressure Drop set which is regarded as one of dub poetry's classic sets. His style is quite similar to Mutabaruka, but his lyrics are uncomprimising, dealing with social issues and consciousness. Along with Mutabaruka and Linton Kwesi Johnson, Oku Onuora is pre-eminent as defining the genre "Dub Poetry". Oku Onuora promoted the designation "dub poetry" in 1979, meaning "a poem that…

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Reflection In Red
Oku Onuora
56 Hope Road1979
Reflection In Red
Oku Onuora56 Hope Road1979
Discogs
Dub Out
Oku Onuora, AK7
Zola & Zola1993
Dub Out
Oku Onuora, AK7Zola & Zola1993
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Reflection In Dub
Oku Onuora
56 Hope Road1979
Reflection In Dub
Oku Onuora56 Hope Road1979
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Reflections In Red
Oku Onuora
ROIR1991
Reflections In Red
Oku OnuoraROIR1991
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Escaping The Blues
Oku Onuora
Fruits Records2019
Escaping The Blues
Oku OnuoraFruits Records2019
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