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What Influences does Rastafari Have on Reggae Music?

What Influences does Rastafari Have on Reggae Music?. By Jenje Norwood CMP 230 Information Literacy. Introduction. The origin of Rastafari A King crown in Ethiopia Famous Reggae musician. Jamaica West Indies. Island in the Caribbean Reggae pronounced ray-gay

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What Influences does Rastafari Have on Reggae Music?

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  1. What Influences does Rastafari Have on Reggae Music? By Jenje Norwood CMP 230 Information Literacy

  2. Introduction • The origin of Rastafari • A King crown in Ethiopia • Famous Reggae musician

  3. Jamaica West Indies • Island in the Caribbean • Reggae pronounced ray-gay • Heartbeat music-universal sound

  4. Marcus Garvey Universal Negro Improvement Association Over six million members worldwide ‘Look to Africa for the crowning of the King’

  5. Bob Marley • Reggae Musician • Rastafarian • Most recognize person

  6. Historic Relationship • Emperor Haile Selassie I • Marcus Garvey • Bob Marley

  7. Ethiopian King • Ras Tafari • Emperor Haile Selassie I-Lion of the Tribe of Judah • 225th King of Ethiopia-Crown on November 2,1930

  8. Conclusion • 2 million Rastafarian in Ethiopia 2-2008 • Reggae music and Africa • H.I.M. Historical figure

  9. Rastafarians

  10. Rastafarians transcend Music

  11. Resources Horace, Campbell, (1980) Rastafari: Culture of Resistance Race & Class Vol. 22 Edmonds, Ennis B. (2002) Rastafari: From Outcast to Culture Beares, Oxford University Press, USA Barrett, Leonard E., Sr. (1997) The Rastafarians, Beacon Press Gorham, Charles (1996) The Lion of Judah: A Life of Haile Selassie I :Emperor of Ethiopia, New York, Ariel Books Cardillo, Joseph (1998) Haile Selassie King of Kings, Lords of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah Retrieved July 27, 2008 from http://www.uvm.edu/~debate/dreadlibrary/cardillo.html

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