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Linton Kwesi Johnson shares PEN Pinter Prize 2020 with Amanuel Asrat.

James Murua October 13, 2020 No Comments Amanuel Asrat.Linton Kwesi Johnson

Linton Kwesi Johnson shared the PEN Pinter Prize 2020 with Amanuel Asrat in a digital ceremony co-hosted by the British Library on October 12, 2020.…

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Linton Kwesi Johnson at Gambia College. Photo/Lena Nian Photography
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Linton Kwesi Johnson delivers Mboka Festival 2018 keynote address

James Murua January 24, 2018 No Comments Linton Kwesi JohnsonMboka FestivalMboka Festival 2018

Festival headliner Linton Kwesi Johnson gave the keynote address of Mboka Festival 2018 at the Gambia College on January 17, 2018 with the topic, “African…

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Mboka Festival 2018 literary program unveiled

James Murua January 10, 2018 2 Comments Kadija SesayLinton Kwesi JohnsonLouisa EgbunikeMboka FestivalMboka Festival 2018Nadia MaddyNatalia MolebatsiNii Ayikwei Parkes

The literary program for Mboka Festival 2018 has been unveiled. We here at JamesMurua.com have been following the proceedings from Western African country Gambia with…

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Linton Kwesi Johnson to headline Gambia’s Mboka Festival 2018

James Murua December 1, 2017 1 Comment Buchi EmechetaDr. Raphina Philott AlmeidaLinton Kwesi JohnsonMboka FestivalMboka Festival 2018Musa Jallow

Linton Kwesi Johnson will be the headliner at the Mboka Festival 2018 to be hosted in Banjul, Gambia from January 6-20. The Mboka Festival of…

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