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Oku Onuora

Oku Onuora

dubreggaedub poetryroots reggaespotify
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About Oku Onuora

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 has a built-in reggae rhythm .

Top Tracks

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Dub Out

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2

Sun Dub (Solar Dub)

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3

Dub Pressure

802 plays
4

Telling Dub

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5

A Slum Dweller Declares

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6

Untitled Dub

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7

Dubble Trouble

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8

Dub Sketches

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9

Dub Can't Wait

333 plays
10

Dread Times

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