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Bob Marley
b Nesta Robert Marley, 6 Feb. '45, St Ann's Parish, Jamaica; d 11 May '81, Miami FL) Singer, songwriter, guitarist and bandleader in the Jamaican national idiom of reggae, his greatness as a musician combining with transparent honesty and hatred of violence to make him the only world-wide superstar the genre has had. His... -
Haile Selassie
EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE I 1892-1975, Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-1974). He was born Tafari Makonnen, the son of a noted general and the grandnephew of Emperor Menelik II. A brilliant student, he became a favorite of Menelik, who made him a provincial governor at 14. As a Coptic Christian, Tafari opposed Menelik's grandson and successor,... -
Bobo Ashanti
The Rastafari ever since the movement's rise in the early 1930s have held to the belief that they and all Africans in the diaspora are but exiles in 'Babylon,' destined to be delivered out of captivity by a return to 'Zion,' that is, Africa, the land of our ancestors, or Ethiopia, the sear of... -
Jah’s Poets
There are many myths and legends surrounding the passing of many famous reggae performers. One must view this obituary with a critical eye. Only JAH knows the accuracy of these stories. It seems that far too many reggae artists have met an untimely demise under mysterious circumstances. Gregory Isaacs (1951-2010) The Cool Ruler... -
Marcus Garvey
 Garvey, Marcus (1887-1940), black nationalist leader, who created a "Back to Africa" movement in the United States. Garvey was born the youngest of 11 children in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica. He left school at the age of 14 to serve as a printer's apprentice. A few years later, he took a job at...
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