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19 OCT 1973 – WAILERS’ BURNIN’ ALBUM IS RELEASED

October 19, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

Burnin' is the sixth studio album by Jamaican reggae band The Wailers, released on 19 October 1973. It was written mostly by bandleader Bob Marley and produced by Chris Blackwell. It was the last Wailers album before Tosh and Bunny departed … [Read more...] about 19 OCT 1973 – WAILERS’ BURNIN’ ALBUM IS RELEASED

Filed Under: Album, Anniversary, Artist, Bob Marley, Culture, History, Jamaica, Reggae, Roots Tagged With: Album Release, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Burnin, Peter Tosh, Wailers

JAMAICA’S NATIONAL HEROES’ DAY

October 16, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

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Filed Under: Anniversary, Culture, History, Jamaica Tagged With: George William Gordon, Jamaica, Marcus Garvey, Nanny of the Maroons, National Heroe's Day, Norman Manley, Paul Bogle, Samuel Sharpe, Sir Alexander Bustamante

14 OCT 1964 MLK IS AWARDED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

October 14, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

On the morning of 14 October 1964, Martin Luther King, sleeping in an Atlanta hospital room after checking in for a rest, was awakened by a phone call from his wife, Coretta Scott King, telling him that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize … [Read more...] about 14 OCT 1964 MLK IS AWARDED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Filed Under: Anniversary, History, US Tagged With: Martin Luther King Jr, MLK, Nobel Peace Prize

01 AUG 1834 – JAMAICAN EMANCIPATION DAY

August 1, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

August 1, 1834 marked a special day for Africans in British colonies as it was the day they received freedom from slavery. In Jamaica, the Emancipation Declaration was read from the steps of the Old Kings House in Spanish Town, St … [Read more...] about 01 AUG 1834 – JAMAICAN EMANCIPATION DAY

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Culture, History, Jamaica, UK Tagged With: Colonialism, Emancipation Day, Independence, Jamaica, Slavery

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO MAMA B

July 22, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

  Blessed Earth Strong to BOB MARLEY's mother SIDILLA EDITHA "CEDELLA" BOOKER also lovingly known as Mama B. She was born Sidilla Editha Malcolm in Rhoden Hall, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, on July 23, 1926 and was the daughter … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO MAMA B

Filed Under: Birth Strong, Bob Marley, Culture, History, Jamaica, Reggae

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