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11 MAY 1981 – BOB MARLEY LOSES BATTLE WITH CANCER

May 10, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

On May 11, 1981 ROBERT NESTA MARLEY lost his battle with cancer. In July 1977, Marley was found to have a acral lentiginous melanoma under the nail of a toe. Contrary to urban legend, this lesion was not caused by an injury during a … [Read more...] about 11 MAY 1981 – BOB MARLEY LOSES BATTLE WITH CANCER

Filed Under: Anniversary, Artist, Bob Marley, Culture, Death, History, Jamaica, Reggae, Roots Tagged With: Bob Marley, cancer

ONE LOVE PEACE CONCERT ANNIVERSARY

April 22, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

April 22, marks the anniversary of the 1978 One Love Peace Concert at The National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The concert was an attempt at uniting the political warring factions of the Jamaican Labor Party (JLP) and The People's … [Read more...] about ONE LOVE PEACE CONCERT ANNIVERSARY

Filed Under: Anniversary, Artist, Bob Marley, Concert, Culture, History, Jamaica, Live Performance, Reggae, Roots Tagged With: Bob Marley, Edward Seaga, Jamaica, Michael Manley, One Love Peace Concert

APRIL 21 – GROUNATION DAY

April 20, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

21 April, 1966: thousands of Rastafarians descended on Kingston’s Palisadoes Airport (now Norman Manley International Airport) awaiting the arrival of HIM Haile Selassie. They waited patiently at the airport, playing drums and smoking … [Read more...] about APRIL 21 – GROUNATION DAY

Filed Under: Anniversary, Culture, Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, History, Jamaica, Rastafari Tagged With: Grounation, Haile Sealssie, Jamaica, Ras Tafari

BOB MARLEY AND THE BIRTH OF ZIMBABWE

April 17, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

On April 18 1980, Rhodesia gained its independence from Britain and became Zimbabwe. To celebrate the occasion, Bob Marley and The Wailers were invited to perform at the official ceremony at Rufaro Stadium in Harare. Bob had inspired … [Read more...] about BOB MARLEY AND THE BIRTH OF ZIMBABWE

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Artist, Bob Marley, Concert, Culture, History, Live Performance, Reggae, Roots Tagged With: Africa, Bob Marley, History, Independence, Zimbabwe

REMEMBERING THE CORAL GARDENS MASSACRE

April 15, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

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

Filed Under: Anniversary, Culture, History, Jamaica, Rastafari Tagged With: Alexander Bustamante, Coral Gardens Massacre, History, Rastafarian Community

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