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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

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BOB MARLEY

February 6, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley was born on 06 February, 1945, in Nine Miles rural St. Ann's Parish, Jamaica to a middle-aged white father, Norval Sinclair Marley, and a teenage black mother, Sidilla Editha "Cedella" Malcolm. At 14, he left home … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BOB MARLEY

Filed Under: Anniversary, Birth Strong, Birthday, Bob Marley, Herb, History, Jamaica, Rastafari, Reggae, Rocksteady, Roots Tagged With: Blessed Earth Strong, Bob Marley, Reggae In Seattle

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CARLTON “CARLY” BARRETT

December 17, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Carlton "Carly" Barrett was born on 17 Dec 1950 in Kingston. As a teenager he built his first set of drums out of some empty paint tins, and had initially been influenced by Lloyd Knibb, the great drummer from the Skatalites. He and his … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CARLTON “CARLY” BARRETT

Filed Under: Artist, Birth Strong, Birthday, Bob Marley, Reggae, Rocksteady, Roots Tagged With: Blessed Earth Strong, Carlton 'Carly' Barrett, Reggae In Seattle

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