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Also known as Allan Roy Hope, Allan Hope

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.

Person · Open Library

Born
1952
Works
2

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  • Outcry
  • Mutabaruka
  • Mutabaruka, the first poems (1970-1979)

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Jamaica
Active from
1952
dub poetryreggae

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Mutabaruka (born Allan Hope, 26 December 1952, Rae Town, Jamaica) is a dub poet. His name comes from the Rwandan language and translates as "one who is always victorious." His 1983 release "Check It" was released on Chicago blues label Alligator Records. In 2008, Mutabaruka was featured as part of the Jamaica episode of the television program Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. As a young man employed by Jamaican Telephone Company Ltd, he became interested in the Rastafari movement and converted

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www.mutabaruka.com
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date of birth
1952-12-26
pseudonym
Mutabaruka
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  • Early life and education
  • Musical career 1971–2000
  • Speaking and narration, 2000–present
  • Discography
  • Albums
  • Singles
  • DVD/Video
  • Books of poetry
  • Filmography
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

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.

==Early life and education== Mutabaruka was born and raised in Rae Town, Kingston, Jamaica, in a household with his father, mother and two sisters. When he was eight years old his father died. Mutabaruka attended the Kingston Technical High School, where he trained in electronics for four years, going on to work for the Jamaican Telephone Company until eventually quitting in 1971.

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