Nature of Roots Music: The Bob Marley Day Celebrations
Long Beach, CA 2001
The heart and soul of Jah music is Roots Rock Reggae. Characterized by bouncing bass lines, picking guitars, rimshot drumming and an afterbeat that corresponds with the handclap singing found in Jamaican churches, Roots music is synonymous with Reggae. Add mind bending/conscious lyrics representing the voice of Jamaica’s socially disenfranchised, with sprinkles of gospel, old Jamaican proverbs and the teachings of Rastafari and you have Roots music. Having its beginnings in the 1960s, Roots music was popularized by Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Culture, Mighty Diamonds, The Maytals, Israel Vibration and more.
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“A friend in need is a friend indeed
Not for a dime, I put my friendship on the line
Leaving behind all the wonderful time
I'll never forget, no way, where I'm coming from
If my brethren is weak I say it's for me to get him strong.”
-- Luciano
Not for a dime, I put my friendship on the line
Leaving behind all the wonderful time
I'll never forget, no way, where I'm coming from
If my brethren is weak I say it's for me to get him strong.”
-- Luciano
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