Mutabaruka | |
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| Born | Allan Hope 26th December 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 26th 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.[1] 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.