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
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17-18 JULY, 1975: BMW “LIVE” RECORDED
“All the way from Trenchtown, Jamaica – Bob Marley and the Wailers.” So began one of the transcendent albums of the modern pop era. Live! was recorded on the 17 and 18 July, 1975 at two beyond-sold-out shows at the Lyceum Ballroom in … [Read more...] about 17-18 JULY, 1975: BMW “LIVE” RECORDED
LEONARD HOWELL: THE FIRST RASTA
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
UPRISING RELEASE ANNIVERSARY
Uprising was the last album by Bob Marley to be released in his 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 Fleetwood Mac at … [Read more...] about UPRISING RELEASE ANNIVERSARY
IN MEMORIAM OF MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY JR. ONH
On 10 June 1940 Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH passed away from a stroke while living in London. His body was interred in a vault in the catacombs of St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Kensal Green Cemetery, West London. Marcus Garvey was … [Read more...] about IN MEMORIAM OF MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY JR. ONH