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Roland Lundberg

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO SCULLY

March 18, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

Noel Bartholomew Simms aka "Scully" was born on 18 March, 1935 in the Smith Village area of Kingston and received his education at the Alpha Boys School. Initially, he worked as a singer in a duo with his schoolfriend Arthur "Bunny" … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO SCULLY

Filed Under: Artist, Birth Strong, Birthday, Culture, Jamaica, Rastafari, Reggae, Rocksteady, Roots Tagged With: Blessed Earth Strong, Reggae In Seattle, Scully

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BURNING SPEAR

March 1, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

Winston Rodney was born 01 Mach, 1945 in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica, the same region where Bob Marley and Jamaican political hero Marcus Garvey grew up. Both men had a profound impact on Winston's life and work, especially with … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BURNING SPEAR

Filed Under: Anniversary, Birth Strong, Birthday, Culture, History, Jamaica, Reggae, Roots Tagged With: African Teacher, Burning Spear, Reggae, Roots

01 MARCH 1896: BATTLE OF ADWA

March 1, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

Adwa battle

On the African continent, only two nations, Ethiopia and Liberia, were never colonized by a European power in the 19th-century "Scramble for Africa." Liberia was founded by freed African-American slaves with the help of the the American … [Read more...] about 01 MARCH 1896: BATTLE OF ADWA

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Ethiopia, History, Roots Tagged With: Adwa, Ethiopia, History, Italy, Menelik II

BOB MARLEY RETURNS TO JAMAICA FOLLOWING ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

February 26, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

On February 26, 1978 Bob Marley returns to Jamaica for the first time after the assassination attempt on his life on December 3, 1976. An Air Jamaica flight carrying him touched down a few minutes before 5:00 p.m. at Norman Manley Airport … [Read more...] about BOB MARLEY RETURNS TO JAMAICA FOLLOWING ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

Filed Under: Anniversary, Bob Marley, History, Jamaica, Reggae

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CUTTY RANKS

February 12, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

Philip Thomas aka "Cutty Ranks" was born on 12 February, 1965 in Clarendon Parish. He began his career as a reggae artist at the age of eleven with local sound systems, going on to work with the Gemini sound system, before moving on to work … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CUTTY RANKS

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Blessed Earth Strong, Cutty Ranks, Reggae In Seattle

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