On April 10, 2021 Neville O'Riley Livingston (OM) aka "Bunny Wailer" would have turned 74 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
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REAGAN ARRIVES IN JAMAICA TO RASTAFARIAN PROTESTS
On 07 April, 1982 US President Ronald Reagan arrived in Jamaica for a two-day state visit with Prime Minister Edward Seaga. The Rastafarian community held a longstanding adversarial position to Ronald Reagan, partly due to Reagan's … [Read more...] about REAGAN ARRIVES IN JAMAICA TO RASTAFARIAN PROTESTS
REMEMBERING THE CORAL GARDENS MASSACRE
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
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO ANTHONY B
Keith Blair aka "Anthony B" was born 31 March 1976 in Trelawny, Jamaica. His deeply religious family life (his mother was a Seventh-day Adventist and his grandmother a Revivalist) imbued him with a profound spirituality. During his youth, … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO ANTHONY B
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