The Dilution and Destruction of Rasta and Reggae
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
12. 3. 2018 The dilution and destruction of Rasta and Reggae. HOME NEWS ENTERTAINMENT 18 KARAT REGGAE RADIO POLITICS SPORTS OPINIONS STORE MUSIC ABOUT SEARCH … NEWS TICKER [ March 5, 2018 ] Buju Banton’s Prison Release date has HOME NEWS The dilution and LATEST destruction of Rasta and Reggae. HEADLINES POPULAR ARTICLES The Jews The dilution and helped Miss Donald Jamaica destruction of Rasta Trump Kaci to win Fennell and Reggae. the is an presiden embarra cy, ssment accordin to g to Jamaica. Vladimir Putin. The dilution How and Quincy destruct Jones ion of drove Rasta Donald and Trump Reggae. into dating a White Rastas porn star. There is nothing Rasta about Buju white When you see someone waving the red, gold, Banton’s Rastas. green and black and shouting “Rasta”, never Prison assume that they have taken the time to actually Release study the roots of Rasta. Many who shout Rasta date has been 13 don’t even know who Marcus Garvey was and Conrm Reasons what he stood for. They have no idea who ed! you Leonard Howell was or what he stood for. In fact should if you asked them who founded the Rastafari not eat pork. movement they will probably say Bob Marley. https://www.18karatreggae.com/2015/05/05/the-dilution-and-destruction-of-rasta-and-reggae/ 1/59 12. 3. 2018 The dilution and destruction of Rasta and Reggae. While peace, love and harmony is the goal of Rasta, that’s not the essence of Rasta. The Underst anding 87% of essence of Rasta is resistance, ghting against Ghettos White oppression, resisting unjust systems and revolting and women until there is equal rights and justice for all. These Dons want to are the things that are at the root of Rasta. The have sex with primary purpose of Rasta was to resist against Black European aggression and oppression. In fact, if Will men, you wanted to make a soundtrack of what is Hope accordin Hicks currently taking place in Baltimore and Tel Aviv, g to new join the study. reggae would have to be the primary genre to #MeToo choose songs from. Moveme nt? So I was very surprised at the messages I got when I decided to play some reggae songs in support of the protestors in Ferguson, Baltimore and Tel Aviv. One person even went as far to tell me that reggae is love and the music I was FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK posting was not reggae. I am not making this up. I was posting songs from Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Dennis Brown and Max Romeo. We are talking about the king of reggae, the prince of reggae, the 18 Kara 67K likes stepping razor himself and a living legend in Max Romeo. The songs I posted were songs like “Revolution”, “Burning and Looting” and “Get up stand up” by Bob Marley. I also posted Like Page “Revolution” by Dennis Brown and “Equal Rights and justice” by Peter Tosh. Be the first of your frie How could someone claim to love reggae but nd some of the classic reggae songs oensive? The reason is a lot of people heard Bob Marley’s song “One Love” and have no idea what the term means or even who coined the term. “One Love” is a term coined by Marcus Garvey and it was not meant to be a Kumbaya song. One Love was a phrase for Blacks to unite and return to the motherland. Some white people also choose to conveniently ignore the part in the song where Bob Marley says, “Let’s get together to ght this Armageddon”. Who is he telling to let’s get together and who are they going to ght against? Again, Rasta is not all about one love. In fact, the motto of the Nyabinghi is, “Death to all Black and White oppressors”. So trying to stie certain reggae songs and pigeon hole militant Rastas as weed smoking hippies is ridiculous. So I could https://www.18karatreggae.com/2015/05/05/the-dilution-and-destruction-of-rasta-and-reggae/ 2/59 12. 3. 2018 The dilution and destruction of Rasta and Reggae. play Bob Marley’s “One Love” but I mute the part about ghting the Armageddon and I should not play his songs like “Revolution” or “Get up stand up”? It is alright when Dennis Brown says “Here I come with love and not hatred”, but not when he says “Are you ready to stand up and ght the right revolution?” If you are just on the Rasta bandwagon because it seems cool, please hop o. Rasta is way deeper than just being cool. Reggae is way deeper than just being cool. Big up all protestors from Baltimore to Tel Aviv. As Bob Marley said,”Arm in arm with arms we ght this struggle.. Cause that’s the only way we can overcome this trouble.” Cheer up dub - Dr. Suess (feat. Fred… And Cheer up to all the oppressed. As Fred Locks says, “things won’t always be the same.” We have to take the steps to make sure things change. BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY! You may also like.... powered by MANTIS Share this: https://www.18karatreggae.com/2015/05/05/the-dilution-and-destruction-of-rasta-and-reggae/ 3/59 12. 3. 2018 The dilution and destruction of Rasta and Reggae. Share 3.7K Uložit 1 Email WhatsApp Share Print submit Tweet 26 Like this: Like Be the first to like this. Related White Rasta: Bob Marley Should Rasta The biggest was used as Artistes oxymoron in an attempt to Boycott history. destroy the Apartheid Rasta Israel? Movement. Comments 5 comments https://www.18karatreggae.com/2015/05/05/the-dilution-and-destruction-of-rasta-and-reggae/ 4/59 12. 3. 2018 The dilution and destruction of Rasta and Reggae. 5 Comments Sort by Top Add a comment... Prosper Uriga · Founder & Creative Director at Utopian Island We are not her to rescruite people to be Rasta ....We are Rasta....Give thanks ... Like · Reply · 1 · 1y · Edited Iqra Malik I h a v e J u s t g o t m y f i r s t p a y c h e c k o f $ 1 8 5 4 5 t h i s m o n t h w o r k i n g o n l i n e u s i n g m y l a p t o p a n d i n t e r n e t . I h a v e z e r o e x p e r i e n c e o f o n l i n e w o r k b u t i a m w o r k i n g w i t h t h i s s y s t e m . E v e r - y b o d y c a n m a k e o n l i n e i n c o m e f r o - m h o m e u s i n g t h i s s y s t e m . J u s t f o l l - o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s h e r e . https://www.facebook.com/Hoom.../ app/190322544333196/... Like · Reply · 1y · Edited Everton Bailey · University of the West Indies Everton Raggaton Billinton Banton say"The dilution and destruction of Rasta and Reggae"could be misleading. Like · Reply · 1y David Madden · Owner at Self-Employed Well articlulated....as a youth musician playing my trumpet with / for all the great Reggae Artistes mentioned....that was basically my thought process...So thanks for letting that young mind Then be realized today..in reading your article...irie Like · Reply · 1y Lloyd Delpratt · Dinthill Technical High The real essence of Rasta is to attain the highist spiritual achievement while in this life, and you can only get that by the grace of God, Rastafari. Many are called but few are chosen.You cannot be a true Rasta until you are baptized by the Holy https://www.18karatreggae.com/2015/05/05/the-dilution-and-destruction-of-rasta-and-reggae/ 5/59 12. 3. 2018 The dilution and destruction of Rasta and Reggae. SUBSCRIBE TO BLOG VIA EMAIL Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notications of new posts by email. Join 23,094 other subscribers Email Address SUBSCRIBE PREVIO NEXT US Reggae Marijuana star and Chronixx Children still has his U.S. visa. RELATED ARTICLES Black Uhuru: Jamaican Reggae is Reggae Reggae is bigger than Grammy dying. Bob Marley: History. Sly and Robbie. 126 COMMENTS zizwani MAY 6, 2015 AT 10:25 AM true this, most of the people of today no know rasta, they hav a bob marley syndrome……… thy do not knw any about rasta thy jst smoke weed and think them r rasta…….. REPLY https://www.18karatreggae.com/2015/05/05/the-dilution-and-destruction-of-rasta-and-reggae/ 6/59 12. 3. 2018 The dilution and destruction of Rasta and Reggae. kevin dallimore MAY 6, 2015 AT 11:10 AM Great comments, tho if I could add, does it matter how people come to Rasta?? Just sying. REPLY Ras Indi MAY 6, 2015 AT 12:57 PM I do not agree that change must be forced by ANY MEANS NECESSARY. Rasta way of life is not a violent way. And for what violence is concerned, this is what HIM said in his famous speech to United Nations: “we shall ght, IF NECESSARY…”.