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Haile Selassie

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO H.I.M. EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I

July 23, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Today on July 23, Rastafarians around the world rejoice in the birthday celebrations of Ethiopia's EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I. Born as Ras Tafari Makonnen in 1892, he served as Ethiopia’s regent from 1916 to 1930 and as emperor from 1930 to … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO H.I.M. EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Culture, Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, History, Jamaica, Marcus Garvey, Rastafari Tagged With: Birthday, Ethiopia, Haile Sealssie, Ras Tafari

LEONARD HOWELL: THE FIRST RASTA

June 16, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

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

Filed Under: Anniversary, Culture, Haile Selassie, History, Jamaica, Rastafari, Roots

APRIL 21 – GROUNATION DAY

April 20, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

21 April, 1966: thousands of Rastafarians descended on Kingston’s Palisadoes Airport (now Norman Manley International Airport) awaiting the arrival of HIM Haile Selassie. They waited patiently at the airport, playing drums and smoking … [Read more...] about APRIL 21 – GROUNATION DAY

Filed Under: Anniversary, Culture, Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, History, Jamaica, Rastafari Tagged With: Grounation, Haile Sealssie, Jamaica, Ras Tafari

HAILE SELASSIE SPEECH – FOUNDATION FOR BOB MARLEY’S “WAR”

October 4, 2021 By Roland Lundberg

  The speech that laid the foundation for Bob Marley's song "War" of the 1976 album "Rastaman Vibration" was spoken by Emperor Haile Selassie-I before the United Nations General Assembly on 4 October 1963: “Until the philosophy … [Read more...] about HAILE SELASSIE SPEECH – FOUNDATION FOR BOB MARLEY’S “WAR”

Filed Under: Africa, Album, Anniversary, Artist, Bob Marley, Culture, Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, History, Rastafari, Reggae Tagged With: Bob Marley, Haile Selassie, Rastaman Vibration, War

05 MAY 1941 HAILE SELASSIE RETURNS TO ETHIOPIA

May 5, 2021 By Roland Lundberg

On May 05, 1941 Emperor Haile Selassie returns triumphantly to Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, five years to the day of when it was occupied by Italy. Fascist leader Benito Mussolini had been wanting to add Ethiopia to Italian Somaliland … [Read more...] about 05 MAY 1941 HAILE SELASSIE RETURNS TO ETHIOPIA

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Culture, Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, History, Rastafari, Roots Tagged With: Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, Italy, Ras Tafari, WWII

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