Rasta

THE STORY: Behind 'Rastafari'

OF LATE, I was watching a documentary directed by Sonia Anderson and produced in 2007. Now during my childhood, if anything associated with smoking weed the first things that used to come in my mind was Rastafarian and Jamaica.

Yet again, there is most noted person behind spreading message of Rastafarian via Reggie music. He still remain a figure of the 20th century, he died three-and-a-half decades ago. He was born from a white father and a black mother. 

He still stands as Bob Marley, his Rastafarian beliefs and life experiences shaped him and ultimately, the music revered by millions of people around the world.

But, why Rastafarian? November 2, 1930, Tafari Makonnen was crowned emperor of Ethiopian with baptismal name Haile Salassie.

There and then, Rastafari was derived from Haile Salassie’s name; it is a conflation of RAS, the title given to Amharic royalty in Ethiopia and Tafari, his pre-coronation name.

Yet, Bob’s dedication and hard work to ensuring the world learned and heard Rastafari contributed to what made it into global phenemon.

Through his musisc, people embraced Rastafarian. This helped Rasta philosophy to the extent that it can no longer be attuned solely to the needed of believers in Jamaica.

Bob’s message of Rastafarian has been extended to scholars, who play their part in educating the public about the nature of Rastafarian.

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An Activist
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