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Tribute to the late Rt. Hon. Bob Marley
// 06/02/2006 // PY Tsikata // Copyright www.blackbritain.co.uk
If there was any single individual whose musical talent has left a lasting impression on the state of reggae today, then it is was the Rt. Hon. Bob Marley. He picked what was then known as Ska and through a mixture of fate and perseverance transformed it into what we now called REGGAE.
His road to stardom was not devoid of the difficulties associated with ground breaking discoveries.
Begotten out of wedlock to a Jamaican mother who was then a minor and the late Captain Marley, a British soldier of the colonial Empire, he was completely a progeniture and a victim of the of the geo political and social injustices of his time.
He ended up in the streets of Kingston at the tender age of seven and had to work to fend for his caretaker and for himself. But adored by many who patronized his clairvoyant prowess, he fought on like a soldier driven by sheer will and the belief that the one who bestowed such prowess on him will never leave him alone nor let him down.
Indeed, he was a conqueror and still is. His message-black consciousness and one love for all mankind-reverberated throughout the world, winning him souls even in the most conservative of societies-Japan. At the peril of his life, he staged the 'PEACE CONCERT' in Jamaica bringing together the most avowed political opponents of his time. His love for Africa was unparallel.
The message to Zimbabwe and to Africa was: YOUR DESTINY IS IN YOUR OWN HANDS, NOBODY FROM ANYWHERE WILL RESCUE YOU FROM THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DEGRADATIONS YOU ARE GOING THROUGH'. In Gabon, he demonstrated that to the president-the longest reigning on the continent-in his own deeds, as to how that could be done by refusing to play for only the enjoyment of the presidential palace and reached out to the masses.
Back home in Jamaica, the message was purer than pure. Thousands of the less fortunate were and still are on his feeding list till today. Even posthumously, Ghana and other countries still benefit from his endowment and benevolence in the form of health care facilities and other forms of assistances to the needy. No wonder His name remains the most known Jamaican name across the globe till today.
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