February 27, 1923 Marcus Garvey speaks at Carnegie Hall for UNIA, Universal Negro Improvement Association, on "The Future of the Black and White Races - The Building of a Negro Nation". Garvey said not to adopt an attitude not of hostility … [Read more...] about Marcus Garvey speaks at Carnegie Hall for UNIA
Jamaica
– This Week in Reggae 2/22/19 –
Blessed Love, One and All. This Week in Reggae, we have word that Vybz Kartel may be released as early as March of this year, and Buju finally joins social media and addresses millions of fans. February has seen the release of music from … [Read more...] about – This Week in Reggae 2/22/19 –
Reggae Month – Celebrating 50 Years
February is Reggae Month! What better way to escape the cold than to spend February in Jamaica? In 2008, the Jamaican government declared February as the month to celebrate and recognize reggae music's contribution to music and the world. … [Read more...] about Reggae Month – Celebrating 50 Years
Rastafari Nyabinghi Livity
Reggae would not exist, were it not for the influence of Rastafarianism, which is rooted in the Nyabinghi tradition. Nyabinghi is the oldest of the Mansions of Rastafari. Their pledge is to "love to all human beings", and do no violence, … [Read more...] about Rastafari Nyabinghi Livity
Rastafarianism and Hinduism
Out of the colonial experience of Jamaica a new religion emerges. The early Hindu connection to the Rastafari movement came by way of Indians coming to Jamaica through the British coolie trade to work on the sugar plantations, bringing with … [Read more...] about Rastafarianism and Hinduism