On June 30th, 1936 Emperor Haile Selassie I made an impassioned appeal before the League of Nations to demand Justice for Ethiopia who was under attack by the Fascist army of Benito Mussolini. "I, Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, … [Read more...] about 30 JUNE 1936: HAILE SELASSIE-I ADDRESSES LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Anniversary
UPRISING RELEASE ANNIVERSARY
Uprising was the last album by Bob Marley and The Wailers to be released in Bob's lifetime. Less than one year later he would be dead from cancer. The day Uprising reached the shops on 10 June 1980, Bob Marley and the Wailers opened for … [Read more...] about UPRISING RELEASE ANNIVERSARY
03 JUNE 1977: EXODUS IS RELEASED
Exodus is the ninth studio album released by Bob Marley and The Wailers following 1976's Rastaman Vibration. After the assassination attempt on Bob in December 1976, he left Jamaica for London where he recorded Exodus. Unlike … [Read more...] about 03 JUNE 1977: EXODUS IS RELEASED
23 MAY 1983 BMW POSTHUMOUS “CONFRONTATION” IS RELEASED
On 23 May, 1983 CONFRONTATION was released. It was released posthumously, two years after BOB MARLEY's death. The songs on this album were compiled from unreleased material and singles recorded during Marley's lifetime. Many of the … [Read more...] about 23 MAY 1983 BMW POSTHUMOUS “CONFRONTATION” IS RELEASED
BOB MARLEY IS LAID TO HIS FINAL REST
On 21 May, 1981 BOB MARLEY was laid to rest in the village of Nine Mile. In his casket was his red Gibson Les Paul guitar, a football, a Bible opened at Psalm 23, and a stalk of ganja placed there by Rita Marley. On the day before the … [Read more...] about BOB MARLEY IS LAID TO HIS FINAL REST