That's Marcus Garvey up there. He was a Jamaican civil rights leader and advocate of Pan-Africanism, a movement that recognized that all Africans have roots in Africa, and to that end sought to unify them globally. An important movement that influenced the Rastafari movement, which most of you may associate with dreadlocks and copious amounts of weed. It's more than that. You're online right now, do some digging.
Club Cortez just posted an awesome Max Roach cut that, while not really touching on too much lyrically, is titled "Garvey's Ghost". It sounds like a long lost Sun Ra cut if you ask me, that is to say totally flipped out, and unequivocally cool. It reminded me of a Burning Spear LP of the same name. The similarities end there though, Burning Spear's LP is a dub version of his previous LP, Marcus Garvey, and is strictly roots reggae. But it's all Marcus Garvey, so who needs a better tie-in?
Club Cortez just posted an awesome Max Roach cut that, while not really touching on too much lyrically, is titled "Garvey's Ghost". It sounds like a long lost Sun Ra cut if you ask me, that is to say totally flipped out, and unequivocally cool. It reminded me of a Burning Spear LP of the same name. The similarities end there though, Burning Spear's LP is a dub version of his previous LP, Marcus Garvey, and is strictly roots reggae. But it's all Marcus Garvey, so who needs a better tie-in?
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Listen:Max Roach - Garvey's Ghost mp3 at Club Cortez Go there to get it.
Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey mp3 at DK Presents
Burning Spear - Garvey's Ghost (entire LP) at YouTube
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