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Reggae is a global spiritual movement
For most of its lovers, which include so many sub-genres, the messages of love, truth and equality are the foundation blocks for generations of fans
There are parts of the music, especially within the dancehall, that expresses high levels of aggression and violence, which clearly reflects the mood and sentiment of the people and does shed a dark shadow on reggae culture, yet as I stated earlier, it is a REFLECTION of the society
Since the 6th August, 1962, it is my opinion that the Jamaican leadership / government / parliament / prime ministers / politicians have deliberately brought violence to bear on Jamaican citizens
This started with the orchestrated violence on Corral Garden, by the first prime minister, Bustamante, murdering innocent RasTafari in order to go into the camp and raid them of very large sums of money from ganja sales, which RasTafari could not put into Jamaican banks
Bustamante invented this raid to steal RasTafari money and kill innocent Jamaicans
Bustamante is no Jamaican hero to me {one cannot be a Jamaican hero if one murders Jamaicans in my opinion}
The list of offenses by the Jamaican governments are too numerous to mention
Now this current leader is talking about the violence in the music as being the issue behind the violence
Sad
This mascot leader is from a long line of mascots
How is bauxite mining more valuable in Cockpit Country that fresh drinking water?
Why isn’t reggae music monetized to improve the economy of the county now for sixty {60} years?
Why does the leadership act like wardens of a penal colony?
Blessings Baby Cham for speaking up
One artist speaking changes nothing though
I implore humans who love peace, who love Jamaica, the global Jamaican diaspora to ask these questions and many more, from these mascot governments that have been placed in charge of a beautiful culture
The Canadian reggae queen, The First Lady, is bringing some blazing tracks and a full virtual performance
A talented Jamaican reggae / jazz performer making his bass talk to the audience