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BOB MARLEY AND THE BIRTH OF ZIMBABWE

April 17, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

On April 18 1980, Rhodesia gained its independence from Britain and became Zimbabwe. To celebrate the occasion, Bob Marley and The Wailers were invited to perform at the official ceremony at Rufaro Stadium in Harare. Bob had inspired … [Read more...] about BOB MARLEY AND THE BIRTH OF ZIMBABWE

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Artist, Bob Marley, Concert, Culture, History, Live Performance, Reggae, Roots Tagged With: Africa, Bob Marley, History, Independence, Zimbabwe

REMEMBERING THE CORAL GARDENS MASSACRE

April 15, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

The Coral Gardens Massacre refers to a series of events that occurred in Jamaica on Good Friday, 1963. Following a violent altercation at a gas station in Montego Bay, Jamaican police and military forces detained Rastafarians throughout … [Read more...] about REMEMBERING THE CORAL GARDENS MASSACRE

Filed Under: Anniversary, Culture, History, Jamaica, Rastafari Tagged With: Alexander Bustamante, Coral Gardens Massacre, History, Rastafarian Community

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CAPLETON

April 13, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Capleton Fiyah

Capleton and Reggae In Seattle's Empress Terri Clifton George Bailey III was born 13 April 1967 in St. Mary. As a youth, he was given the surname of a popular local lawyer, Capleton, as a nickname by his relatives and friends. He rejects … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CAPLETON

Filed Under: Artist, Birthday, Culture, Dancehall, Earth Strong, Jamaica, Reggae Tagged With: Blessed Earth Strong, Capleton, Reggae In Seattle

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BUNNY WAILER

April 9, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

On April 10, 2022 Neville O'Riley Livingston (OM) aka "Bunny Wailer" would have turned 75 years. He was the last of the legendary trio The Wailers and one of the standard-bearers of Roots Reggae music. Bunny grew up alongside Bob Marley … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BUNNY WAILER

Filed Under: Artist, Culture, History, Jamaica, Reggae, Roots Tagged With: Bunny Wailer, Neville Livingston, Reggae, Wailers

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EMPRESS MENEN ASFAW

April 3, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Blessed Earth Strong to Empress Menen Asfaw, the Empress Consort of the Ethiopian Empire and wife of Tafari Makonnen, later Emperor Haile Selassie. She was born in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia as the daughter of Asfaw, Jantirar of … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EMPRESS MENEN ASFAW

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Birth Strong, Birthday, Culture, Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, History, Rastafari Tagged With: Empress Menen. Haile Selassie, Ethiopia, Happy Earth Strong

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