LEONARD PERCIVAL HOWELL (June 16, 1898 – February 25, 1981), also known as The Gong or G.G. Maragh (for Gong Guru). He was the first Rasta preacher alongside Joseph Hibbert, Archibald Dunkley and Robert Hinds and is known by many as The … [Read more...] about LEONARD HOWELL: THE FIRST RASTA
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IN MEMORIAM OF MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY JR. ONH
On 10 June, 1940 Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH passed away from a stroke while living in London. His body was interred in a vault in the catacombs of St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Kensal Green Cemetery, West London. Marcus Garvey was … [Read more...] about IN MEMORIAM OF MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY JR. ONH
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO JOE HIGGS
Joseph Benjamin "Joe" Higgs was born 03 June, 1940 in Kingston and was instrumental in the foundation of modern Jamaican music, first recording in 1958 for producer and businessman (and later Jamaican Prime Minister) Edward Seaga, both as a … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO JOE HIGGS
MARCH 23, 1978 – KAYA RELEASED
Kaya is the tenth studio album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Exodus was still on the UK chart when its follow-up Kaya was released on 23 March, 1978. This was a testament not only to Bob Marley’s phenomenal popularity at this … [Read more...] about MARCH 23, 1978 – KAYA RELEASED
03 DEC 1976 – BOB MARLEY ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
In 1976, Jamaican was reeling from political violence during the election. The supporters of the Jamaican Labor Party JLP and the People National Party PNP were clashing in the streets of Kingston resembling a war zone. Food supplies were … [Read more...] about 03 DEC 1976 – BOB MARLEY ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT