Benjamin Zephaniah

Its not long ago I watched the BT Sport Film "Standing Firm" about football's Windrush legacy which he fronted, it was very good.

Always liked him when he was on QT etc. Surprised to read he used to knock his missus about, though he learned from his ways.

Sad news. RIP
 
I didn't know he had dyslexia

Everybody Is Doing It​

by Benjamin Zephaniah​


In Hawaii they Hula
They Tango in Argentina
They Reggae in Jamaica
And they Rumba down in Cuba,
In Trinidad and Tobago
They do the Calypso
And in Spain the Spanish
They really do Flamenco.

In the Punjab they Bhangra
How they dance Kathak in India
Over in Guatemala
They dance the sweet Marimba,
Even foxes dance a lot
They invented the Fox Trot,
In Australia it's true
They dance to the Didgeridoo.

In Kenya they Benga
They Highlife in Ghana
They dance Ballet all over
And Rai dance in Algeria,
They Jali in Mali
In Brazil they Samba
And the girls do Belly Dancing
In the northern parts of Africa.

Everybody does the Disco
From Baghdad to San Francisco
Many folk with razzamataz
Cannot help dancing to Jazz,
They do the Jig in Ireland
And it is really true
They still Morris dance in England
When they can find time to.
 
I think he lived in Lincolnshire for a while and he did a poetry workshop in my step sons primary school years ago. Unfortunately I never got to meet him at any point but he always came across on interviews as a good bloke and very talented in multiple creative media.
 
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