Record Company- Island Jamaica
Catalog Number- 524190
Date of Publication- 1996
This song is by one of the veterans of the reggae genre. Burning Spear has been involved in the reggae music scene since its beginning and his song "Marcus Garvey" is about the Jamaican hero who helped start the Rastafari religion and peace movement. This song is important because reggae music wouldn't be were it is today had it not been for people like Marcus Garvey. By writing this song Burning Spear brings his legacy to life and allows the younger, American audience to appreciate the impact that this man had. An important part of reggae music is the ongoing struggle for peace and equality, this is evident in the early reggae songs and continues to this day. People like Burning Spear are icons in the reggae community and only now are they receiving the attention they deserve by both the American music industry and the American people.
Burning Spear Bio: http://www.burningspear.net/main.php
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