Thursday, 30 April 2009
Rastafari movement
The Rastafari movement (also known as Rastafarianism or simply Rasta) is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, new religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, as the incarnation of God, called Jah or Jah Rastafari. Haile Selassie is also seen as part of the Holy Trinity and as the returned messiah promised in the Bible.
Other characteristics of Rastafari include the spiritual use of cannabis, rejection of western society (called "Babylon"), and various Afrocentric social and political aspirations, such as the teachings of Jamaican publicist, organizer, and black separatist Marcus Garvey (also often regarded as a prophet), whose political and cultural vision helped inspire Leonard Howell to develop the foundations of this world view. The Rastafari movement predominantly emerged in Jamaica in the 20th century, and it proclaims Africa (also "Zion") as the original place where the body of the first man was found, which established independency among blacks.
The name Rastafari comes from "Ras" (literally "Head," an Ethiopian title equivalent to Duke), and "Tafari Makonnen", the pre-coronation name of Haile Selassie I. Rastafari is commonly called "Rastafarianism", but this term is considered derogatory and offensive by Rastas themselves.
Other characteristics of Rastafari include the spiritual use of cannabis, rejection of western society (called "Babylon"), and various Afrocentric social and political aspirations, such as the teachings of Jamaican publicist, organizer, and black separatist Marcus Garvey (also often regarded as a prophet), whose political and cultural vision helped inspire Leonard Howell to develop the foundations of this world view. The Rastafari movement predominantly emerged in Jamaica in the 20th century, and it proclaims Africa (also "Zion") as the original place where the body of the first man was found, which established independency among blacks.
The name Rastafari comes from "Ras" (literally "Head," an Ethiopian title equivalent to Duke), and "Tafari Makonnen", the pre-coronation name of Haile Selassie I. Rastafari is commonly called "Rastafarianism", but this term is considered derogatory and offensive by Rastas themselves.
Lion of Judah in Rastafari
In Rastafari, "The Lion of Judah" represents Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. On November 2nd, 1930 Emperor Haile Selassie was crowned King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Elect of God and Power of the Trinity in the eyes of the 72 nations of this world bowing down to His Imperial Majaesty. Rastas hold that Selassie is a direct descendant of the Israelite Tribe of Judah through the lineage of King David and Solomon, and that he is also the Lion of Judah mentioned in the Book of Revelation.
Lion of Judah and Judaism
Within Judaism, the Biblical Judah (in Hebrew: Yehuda) is the original name of the Tribe of Judah - traditionally symbolized by a lion. In Genesis, the patriarch Jacob ("Israel") refers to his son Judah as a Gur Aryeh גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה , a "Young Lion" (Genesis 49:9) when blessing him. In Jewish naming tradition the Hebrew name and the substitute name are often combined as a pair, as in this case.
Lion of Judah in Christianity
In Christian tradition, the Lion of Judah represents Jesus. Many Christian organizations and ministries use the lion of Judah as their emblem or even their name.
The phrase appears in the New Testament Book of Revelation 5:5; "And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof."
The use in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia of a lion named Aslan as a messianic figure
may be a reference to this verse of Revelation.
The phrase appears in the New Testament Book of Revelation 5:5; "And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof."
The use in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia of a lion named Aslan as a messianic figure
may be a reference to this verse of Revelation.
what is dub?
Born in small recording studios in Kingston, Jamaica, reggae dub or `version' was the offspring of a few electronic wizard reggae producers. Dub is what would have happened when these producers took pre-existing reggae tracks, edit out the vocals as well as most accompanying instruments (except the rhythm section) and drop them in and out of the mix. Echoes and reverbs and rebounds and swells and stretches were added - generally creating a fully mind-and-body bending, primitive yet sophisticated, techno-atavistic, root futurist kind of minimal hypno-trance music. By pulling the instrument and vocal tracks in and out, the producers formed an exciting rhythmic tease, a sort of musical fan dance in which one part of the piece was revealed, then covered, only to showcase yet another element. From the moment this new sound was unveiled in the dance halls, dub fever raged throughout Jamaica. Traveling sound systems provided the vibe - created by two turntables, a few huge amplifiers, and a bunch of outrageous characters - the DJ's or toasters. (Early rap!)
The technology may have changed from the two-track recordings of the sixites to today's computer modifications and drum machines, but the rhythm remains the same - hard yet leisurely, funky yet scary, avant-garde yet sexy as hell. Dub goes on into the next century - from the Jamaican dub masters to the On-U sounds of Sherwood and friends to the blunt sounds of Mo' Wax and other dub jazz to the designs of electronic and ambient dub artists from around the world. Here are some examples of various Dub Artists and Labels.
The technology may have changed from the two-track recordings of the sixites to today's computer modifications and drum machines, but the rhythm remains the same - hard yet leisurely, funky yet scary, avant-garde yet sexy as hell. Dub goes on into the next century - from the Jamaican dub masters to the On-U sounds of Sherwood and friends to the blunt sounds of Mo' Wax and other dub jazz to the designs of electronic and ambient dub artists from around the world. Here are some examples of various Dub Artists and Labels.
where did reggae start?
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.
While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady. Reggae is based on a rhythmic style characterized by accents on the off-beat, known as the skank. Reggae is normally slower than ska. Reggae usually accents the second and fourth beat in each bar.
Reggae song lyrics deal with many subjects, including religion, love, sexuality, peace, relationships, poverty, injustice and other social and political issues.
While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady. Reggae is based on a rhythmic style characterized by accents on the off-beat, known as the skank. Reggae is normally slower than ska. Reggae usually accents the second and fourth beat in each bar.
Reggae song lyrics deal with many subjects, including religion, love, sexuality, peace, relationships, poverty, injustice and other social and political issues.
Thursday, 23 April 2009
work on my reggae blog
today i done the (family,his story,biographyand dreadlocks)i got them of some web sites
about dreadlocks
Dreadlocks
The first known examples of dreadlocks date back to Africa. In ancient dynastic Egypt examples of Egyptians wearing locked hairstyles and wigs have appeared on bas-reliefs, statuary and other artifacts. Mummified remains of ancient Egyptians with locks, as well as locked wigs, have also been recovered from archaeological sites. Mostly worn by Jamaican/African/Black people but occasionally Caucasian people.
The first known examples of dreadlocks date back to Africa. In ancient dynastic Egypt examples of Egyptians wearing locked hairstyles and wigs have appeared on bas-reliefs, statuary and other artifacts. Mummified remains of ancient Egyptians with locks, as well as locked wigs, have also been recovered from archaeological sites. Mostly worn by Jamaican/African/Black people but occasionally Caucasian people.
The Hindu deity Shiva and his followers were described in the scriptures as wearing "jaTaa", meaning "twisted locks of hair", probably derived from the Dravidian word "caTai", which means to twist or to wrap. The Greeks the Pacific Ocean peoples, the Naga people and several ascetic groups within various major religions have at times worn their hair in locks, including the monks of the Ethiopian Coptic Church, the Nazi rites of Judaism, the Sadhus of Hinduism, and the Dervishes of Islam among others. The very earliest Christians also may have worn this hairstyle. Particularly noteworthy are descriptions of James the Just, first Bishop of Jerusalem, who wore them to his ankles.
Pre-Columbian Aztec priests were described in Aztec codices (including the Duran Codex, the Codex Tudela and the Codex Mendoza) as wearing their hair untouched, allowing it to grow long and matted.
In Senegal, the Baye Fall, followers of the Mouride movement, a sect of Islam indigenous to the country which was founded in 1887 by Shaykl Aamadu Bàmba Mbàkke, are famous for growing locks and wearing multi-colored gowns. Cheikh Ibra Fall, founder of the Baye Fall School of the Mouride Brotherhood, claims that he was "the first dread in West Africa".
Pre-Columbian Aztec priests were described in Aztec codices (including the Duran Codex, the Codex Tudela and the Codex Mendoza) as wearing their hair untouched, allowing it to grow long and matted.
In Senegal, the Baye Fall, followers of the Mouride movement, a sect of Islam indigenous to the country which was founded in 1887 by Shaykl Aamadu Bàmba Mbàkke, are famous for growing locks and wearing multi-colored gowns. Cheikh Ibra Fall, founder of the Baye Fall School of the Mouride Brotherhood, claims that he was "the first dread in West Africa".
In Jamaica the term dreadlocks was first recorded in the 1950s as a term for the "Young Black Faith", an early sect of the Rastafari which began among the marginalized poor of Jamaica in the 1930s, when they ceased to copy the particular hair style of Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia and began to wear dreadlocks instead.[citation needed It was said that the wearer lived a "dread" life or a life in which he feared God, which gave birth to the modern name 'dreadlocks' for this ancient style.[citation needed
Most Rastafari still attribute their dreadlocks to Selassie as well as the three Nazarite vows, in the Book of Number, the fourth of the books of the Pentateuch.[citation needed]
All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. (Numbers 6:5, KJV)
Nazarites for life who wore locks and were mentioned in the Bible include the Nazarites Samuel, John the Baptist, and probably the most famous biblical figure with locked hair, Samson, who, according to scripture, had seven locks and lost his great
Strength when they were cut.
The black is for Africa. The red is for the blood of all living things in the world. The gold is for all of the treasures in the world that people cherish. The green is for the earth that people walk on, to which Rasta’s feel a special connection. These colors represent the Rastafari way of life. They were often proudly displayed by Bob Marley, one of the leading people in the Rastafarian movement.
Rastafari: Also known (improperly) as "Rastafarianism", the Rasta movement emerged in Jamaica among working-class and peasant black people in the early 1930s, arising from an interpretation of Biblical prophecy. Rasta’s see themselves as conforming to a vision of how Africans should live, reclaiming what they see as a culture stolen from them when they were brought on slave ships to Jamaica, birthplace of the movement.
The Rasta movement accepts Haile Selassie I, the former emperor of Ethiopia, as Jah. This is the Rastafari name for God incarnate, taken from a shortened form of Jehovah found in Psalms, and part of the Holy Trinity as the messiah promised to return in the Bible.
Rasta, or the Rastafari movement, is a new-religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former emperor of Ethiopia, as Jah (the Rastafari name for God incarnate, from a shortened form of Jehovah found in Psalms 68:4 in the King James Version of the Bible), and part of the Holy Trinity as the messiah promised to return in the Bible. The name Rastafari comes from Ras (Duke) Tafari Makonnen, the pre-coronation name of Haile Selassie I.
The movement emerged in Jamaica among working-class and peasant black people in the early 1930s, arising from an interpretation of Biblical prophecy based on Ras Tafari Makonnen having been the only African king in the world, and his titles of King of Kings, Lord of Lords and Conquering Lion of Judah. Other factors leading to its rise included black social and political aspirations, and the teachings of their prophet, Jamaican black publicist and organiser Marcus Garvey, whose political and cultural vision helped inspire a new world view. The movement is sometimes called "Rastafarianism"; however, this is considered improper and offensive by Rasta’s.
The Rastafari movement has spread throughout much of the world, largely through immigration and interest generated by Nyahbinghi and reggae music—most notably, that of Bob Marley, who was baptised Berhane Selassie (Light of the Trinity) by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church before his death, a step also taken later by his widow Rita. By 2000, there were more than one million Rastafari worldwide. About five to ten percent of Jamaicans identify themselves as Rastafari. Most Rastafarians are vegetarian, or only eat limited types of meat, living by the dietary Laws of Leviticus and Deuteronomy in the Old Testament.
I got this from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadlocks
bob marleys story
His story
Bob Marley was a hero figure, in the classic mythological sense. His departure from this planet came at a point when his vision of One World, One Love -- inspired by his belief in Rastafari -- was beginning to be heard and felt. The last Bob Marley and the Wailers tour in 1980 attracted the largest audiences at that time for any musical act in Europe.
Bob Marley was a hero figure, in the classic mythological sense. His departure from this planet came at a point when his vision of One World, One Love -- inspired by his belief in Rastafari -- was beginning to be heard and felt. The last Bob Marley and the Wailers tour in 1980 attracted the largest audiences at that time for any musical act in Europe.
Bob's story is that of an archetype, which is why it continues to have such a powerful and ever-growing resonance, it embodies political repression, metaphysical and artistic insights, gangland warfare and various periods of mystical wilderness. And his audience continues to widen: to westerners Bob's apocalyptic truths prove inspirational and life-changing; in the Third World his impact goes much further. Not just among Jamaicans, but also the Hopi Indians of New Mexico and the Maoris of New Zealand, in Indonesia and India, and especially in those parts of West Africa from which slaves were plucked and taken to the New World, Bob is seen as a redeemer figure returning to lead this In the clear Jamaican sunlight you can pick out the component parts of which the myth of Bob Marley is comprised: the sadness, the love, the understanding, the God-given talent. Those are facts. And although it is sometimes said that there are no facts in Jamaica, there is one more thing of which we can be certain: Bob Marley never wrote a bad song. He left behind the most remarkable body of recorded work. "The reservoir of music he has left behind is like an encyclopedia," says Judy Mowatt of the I-Threes. "When you need to refer to a certain situation or crisis, there will always be a Bob Marley song that will relate to it. Bob was a musical prophet."
The tiny Third World country of Jamaica has produced an artist who has transcended all categories, classes, and creeds through a combination of innate modesty and profound wisdom. Bob Marley, the Natural Mystic, may yet prove to be the most significant musical artist of the twentieth century.
Bob Marley gave the world brilliant and evocative music; his work stretched across nearly two decades and yet still remains timeless and universal. Bob Marley & the Wailers worked their way into the very fabric of our lives.
"He's taken his place alongside James Brown and Sly Stone as a pervasive influence on R&B", says the American critic Timothy White, author of the acclaimed Bob Marley biography CATCH A FIRE: THE LIFE OF BOB MARLEY. "His music was pure rock, in the sense that it was a public expression of a private truth."
It is important to consider the roots of this legend: the first superstar from the Third World, Bob Marley was one of the most charismatic and challenging performers of our time and his music could have been created from only one source: the street culture of Jamaica.
The days of slavery are a recent folk memory on the island. They have permeated the very essence of Jamaica's culture, from the plantation of the mid-nineteenth century to the popular music of our own times. Although slavery was abolished in 1834, the Africans and their descendants developed their own culture with half-remembered African traditions mingled with the customs of the British.
This hybrid culture, of course, had parallels with the emerging black society in America. Jamaica, however, remained a rural community which, without the industrialisation of its northern neighbour, was more closely rooted to its African legacy.
By the start of the twentieth century that African heritage was given political expression by Marcus Garvey, a shrewd Jamaican preacher and entrepreneur who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). The organisation advocated the creation of a new black state in Africa, free from white domination. As the first step in this dream, Garvey founded the Black Star Line, a steamship company which, in popular imagination at least, was to take the black population from America and the Caribbean back to their homeland of Africa.
A few years later, in 1930, Ras Tafari Makonnen was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia and took a new name, Haile Selassie, The Emperor claimed to be the 225th ruler in a line that stretched back to Menelik, the son of Solomon and Sheba.
The Marcus Garvey followers in Jamaica, consulting their New Testaments for a sign, believed Haile Selassie was the black king whom Garvey had prophesied would deliver the Negro race. It was the start of a new religion called Rastafari.
Fifteen years later, in Rhoden Hall to the north of Jamaica, Bob Marley was born. His mother was an eighteen-year-old black girl called Cedella Booker while his father was Captain Norval Marley, a 50-year-old white quartermaster attached to the British West Indian Regiment.
The couple married in 1944 and Robert Nesta Marley was born on February 6, 1945. Norval Marley's family, however, applied constant pressure and, although he provided financial support, the Captain seldom saw his son who grew up in the rural surroundings of St. Ann to the north of the island.
I got this from
http://web.bobmarley.com/story/
bob marleys family
the family
Rita Marley
widow
Rita Marley, the widow of icon Bob Marley, is known as "Nana" and "Queen Mother" by her legion of admirers. A former Wailers backup singer, she is still a musician and also a tireless worker for countless charity organizations in Jamaica and Africa.
Cedella Marley
Daughter
Cedella Marley, a daughter and the first child of the late Bob Marley, toured the world with her brother, Ziggy, as part of the Melody Makers and still makes music. She's also the CEO of Tuff Gong International and a full-time mother of three.
Daughter
Cedella Marley, a daughter and the first child of the late Bob Marley, toured the world with her brother, Ziggy, as part of the Melody Makers and still makes music. She's also the CEO of Tuff Gong International and a full-time mother of three.
Damian Marley
Son
Damian "Jr Gong" Marley, a Grammy-winning son of Bob Marley, began his music career in 1996 and combines classic reggae sounds with hip-hop, R&B and dancehall. Jr Gong is known for powerful, often political lyrics that echo the "riddim of the street
Son
Damian "Jr Gong" Marley, a Grammy-winning son of Bob Marley, began his music career in 1996 and combines classic reggae sounds with hip-hop, R&B and dancehall. Jr Gong is known for powerful, often political lyrics that echo the "riddim of the street
Julian Marley
Son
Julian Marley, a singer-songwriter son of Bob Marley, cut his first demo tape at the age of 5 and has devoted himself to a life of music. He has released acclaimed solo material and has joined his many musical siblings in countless reggae projects.
Son
Julian Marley, a singer-songwriter son of Bob Marley, cut his first demo tape at the age of 5 and has devoted himself to a life of music. He has released acclaimed solo material and has joined his many musical siblings in countless reggae projects.
Ky-Mani Marley
Son
Ky-Mani Marley, the only child of table tennis champion Anita Belnavis and reggae icon Bob Marley, has lived in Miami since the age of 9 and has been a genre-blending, award-winning reggae-and-hip-hop performer and actor for over 10 years.
Stephanie Marley
Daughter
Stephanie Marley, daughter of Bob Marley, was educated in Jamaica, London and Canada. She has immersed herself in the family business in various projects and currently resides in Nassau Bahamas where she is overseeing the construction and development of the Family's first resort project, Marley Resort and Spa.
Son
Ky-Mani Marley, the only child of table tennis champion Anita Belnavis and reggae icon Bob Marley, has lived in Miami since the age of 9 and has been a genre-blending, award-winning reggae-and-hip-hop performer and actor for over 10 years.
Stephanie Marley
Daughter
Stephanie Marley, daughter of Bob Marley, was educated in Jamaica, London and Canada. She has immersed herself in the family business in various projects and currently resides in Nassau Bahamas where she is overseeing the construction and development of the Family's first resort project, Marley Resort and Spa.
Stephen Marley
Son
Stephen Marley,the second son of reggae legend Bob Marley, is a five-time-Grammy-winning producer, singer, songwrighter and multi-instrumentalist. His career started at age seven in brother Ziggy's band, the Melody Makers. He continues to perform and pile up recognition in the reggae world.
Son
Stephen Marley,the second son of reggae legend Bob Marley, is a five-time-Grammy-winning producer, singer, songwrighter and multi-instrumentalist. His career started at age seven in brother Ziggy's band, the Melody Makers. He continues to perform and pile up recognition in the reggae world.
Ziggy Marley
Son
Ziggy Marley is the oldest son of Bob and Rita Marley. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Ziggy formed the Grammy-winning Melody Makers, crafting his own soulful sound blending blues, R&B, hip-hop and reggae. He remains a vital musician and community figure.
Son
Ziggy Marley is the oldest son of Bob and Rita Marley. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Ziggy formed the Grammy-winning Melody Makers, crafting his own soulful sound blending blues, R&B, hip-hop and reggae. He remains a vital musician and community figure.
Rohan Marley
Son
Bob Marley's son Rohan played football at the University of Miami and professionally in Canada before concentrating on family and business endeavors such as Tuff Gong Clothing, which he runs.
Son
Bob Marley's son Rohan played football at the University of Miami and professionally in Canada before concentrating on family and business endeavors such as Tuff Gong Clothing, which he runs.
Karen Marley
Daughter
Karen Marley, second daughter of Bob Marley, was born in England in 1973 but grew up in Jamaica. Karen has always had a passion for fashion and interior design influenced by her great grandmother, father and growing up in Jamaica.
Daughter
Karen Marley, second daughter of Bob Marley, was born in England in 1973 but grew up in Jamaica. Karen has always had a passion for fashion and interior design influenced by her great grandmother, father and growing up in Jamaica.
I got this from
http://web.bobmarley.com/story/
http://web.bobmarley.com/story/
Monday, 20 April 2009
Thursday, 2 April 2009
work on my reggae blog
today i have got some reggae pics of the internet and put them on photo shop then i got a pic of one of my friends and cut there faces and put them on the reggae artists i am pleased with what i have got at the moment.
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