Mutabaruka
Mutabaruka | |
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| Born | Allan Hope December 26, 1952 Rae Town, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Pen name | Mutabaruka |
| Occupation | Poet, songwriter, musician, educator, radio talk-show host |
| Period | Early 1970s–present |
Allan Hope CD (born 26 December 1952), better known as Mutabaruka, is a Jamaican Rastafari dub poet, musician, actor, educator, and talk-show host, who developed two of Jamaica's most popular radio programmes, The Cutting Edge and Steppin' Razor. His name comes from the Rwandan language and translates as "one who is always victorious". His themes include politics, culture, Black liberation, social oppression, discrimination, poverty, racism, sexism, and religion.