2tuff Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Robert Nesta Marley - born February 6th, 1945Some quotes & song lyrics to move ya:“It takes a revolution to make a solution.â€"You can fool some people sometimes, but you can't fool all the people all the time.""Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together - black, white, Chinese, everyone - that's all.""Rastafari not a culture, it's a reality.""Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold."“Destruction of the poor is poverty. Destruction of the soul is vanity.â€Bob Marley was born on February 6th, 1945 in the village of Nine Miles in St. Anne's Parish, Jamaica. Born of an absent white father, Bob & mother Cedella Booker moved to Kingston, residing in Trenchtown. It was in Trenchtown where Bob saw the realities of the world and this touched him deeply and led him to create music as a healing force. In the early 60's he formed the Wailers with Peter Tosh & Bunny Wailer and they would go on to work with such legendary producers as Sir Coxsonne Dodd of Studio One, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Chris Blackwell of Island Records.In 1966 His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia visited Ethiopia at which point Bob and his crew embraced Rastafari. Achieving worldwide success in the 1970's, Bob Marley would never sell out his message or his music and stayed true to himself, his religion and his countrymen his entire life. Bob Marley is a worldwide ambassador of reggae music and has taken the message of Rastafari to every continent and far corners of the earth. Many see Bob Marley as a prophet, a mystic man, an enlightened person, a healer and a leader. His impact can be witness on a global scale. Leading the New York Times to call him "the most influential artist of the second half of the 20th century". That's quite an honor indeed, and Jack Heeley, the former head of Amnesty International said that everywhere he goes in the world today "Bob Marley is the symbol of freedom". Take this special opportunity of Bob Marley's birthday to learn more about the man, his music and Rastafari - here's some sites to get you started. And if you've got any sites, stories, questions or comments, now's the time to let it out!!http://www.rastafarispeaks.com/http://www.rastaites.com/http://www.earthcultureroots.com/ http://www.swagga.comhttp://www.rastafari.orghttp://www.houseofbobo.com/Jah Rastafari!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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