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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

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO SCULLY

March 18, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

Noel Bartholomew Simms aka "Scully" was born on 18 March, 1935 in the Smith Village area of Kingston and received his education at the Alpha Boys School. Initially, he worked as a singer in a duo with his schoolfriend Arthur "Bunny" … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO SCULLY

Filed Under: Artist, Birth Strong, Birthday, Culture, Jamaica, Rastafari, Reggae, Rocksteady, Roots Tagged With: Blessed Earth Strong, Reggae In Seattle, Scully

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

01 MARCH 1896: BATTLE OF ADWA

March 1, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

Adwa battle

On the African continent, only two nations, Ethiopia and Liberia, were never colonized by a European power in the 19th-century "Scramble for Africa." Liberia was founded by freed African-American slaves with the help of the the American … [Read more...] about 01 MARCH 1896: BATTLE OF ADWA

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Ethiopia, History, Roots Tagged With: Adwa, Ethiopia, History, Italy, Menelik II

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