Bob Marley became thee most popular reggae singer and songwriter World Wide. He is known for songs such as: No woman, No Cry, Exodus, I Shot the Sheriff, Get up stand up, and Redemption Song. I would say that Exodus, Get up Stand Up and Redemption Song are the best representations of the Rastafarian system of symbols. The main chorus in Exodus is “Exodus, Movement of Jah people”. The main chorus in Get up Stand up is “get up stand up, stand up for your rights”. Going back to Marcus Garvey, these lyrics represent the African Redemption movement. He’s calling out for his people to recognize the corrupt Babylonian way of living. He wants his people to rise up and become more spiritually in tune so that they might be able to create change in their community and eventually go on their religous journey to Zion in Ethiopia.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
9.) Rastafarian Formation,Pilgrimage, and Image.
Bob Marley became thee most popular reggae singer and songwriter World Wide. He is known for songs such as: No woman, No Cry, Exodus, I Shot the Sheriff, Get up stand up, and Redemption Song. I would say that Exodus, Get up Stand Up and Redemption Song are the best representations of the Rastafarian system of symbols. The main chorus in Exodus is “Exodus, Movement of Jah people”. The main chorus in Get up Stand up is “get up stand up, stand up for your rights”. Going back to Marcus Garvey, these lyrics represent the African Redemption movement. He’s calling out for his people to recognize the corrupt Babylonian way of living. He wants his people to rise up and become more spiritually in tune so that they might be able to create change in their community and eventually go on their religous journey to Zion in Ethiopia.
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