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BOB MARLEY AND THE BIRTH OF ZIMBABWE

April 18, 2023 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

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BUNNY WAILER

April 10, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

On April 10, 2023 Neville O'Riley Livingston (OM) aka "Bunny Wailer" would have turned 76 years. He was the last of the legendary trio The Wailers and one of the standard-bearers of Roots Reggae music. Bunny grew up alongside Bob Marley … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BUNNY WAILER

Filed Under: Artist, Culture, History, Jamaica, Reggae, Roots Tagged With: Bunny Wailer, Neville Livingston, Reggae, Wailers

REMEMBERING THE CORAL GARDENS MASSACRE

April 7, 2023 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

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EMPRESS MENEN ASFAW

April 3, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

Blessed Earth Strong to Empress Menen Asfaw, the Empress Consort of the Ethiopian Empire and wife of Tafari Makonnen, later Emperor Haile Selassie. She was born in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia as the daughter of Asfaw, Jantirar of … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EMPRESS MENEN ASFAW

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Birth Strong, Birthday, Culture, Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, History, Rastafari Tagged With: Empress Menen. Haile Selassie, Ethiopia, Happy Earth Strong

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

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