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Mutabaruka

Jamaican dub poet · Jamaica · On the map · Writers · Born 1952 · age 73

Allan Hope , 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".

Mutabaruka is read about 37 times a day, in 8 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 1 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 142 days, one point a day.

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His themes include politics, culture, Black liberation, social oppression, discrimination, poverty, racism, sexism, and religion.

Country
Jamaica
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1952 · age 73

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