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To the Rastafarian, Emperor
Haile Selassie is seen as the embodiment of God
on earth. The Rastafarian
believer recognise the derivation of their religious
conviction is of Judaism and Christianity while
totally and vehemently rejecting "Babylon" and their
double standards obtrusive reality. In the year
of 1978 Bob Marley conceded to several events that
year which brought an extraordinary significance
to Bob as whole. In that year in the month of April
he returned to Jamaica to play at the One Love Peace
Concert in front of the prime minister Michael
Manley's, Opposition Leader, Edward Seaga and a
crowd consisting of tens of thousands. Towards the
end of the year Bob Marley and the Wailers visited
Africa. It was their first time on the soil of Africa.
primarily going to Kenya and travel across the border
to Ethiopia.
Ethiopia
is the
Rastafarians spiritual predicted by the founder
of Rastafarians: institution; Mr. Marcus Garvey.
That same year saw Bob Marley received the United
Nation’s Medal of Peace. Bob Marley & the Wailers
was invited to Gabon too but, the event was not
what Bob Marley had expected it to be, he suffered
within himself great displeasure and disappointment,
he felt that the invitation was under false pretences.
Bob Marley and the Wailers would be performing only
for the high ranking influential of Gabon: Bob was
not too pleased at all. Then came 1980, the Government
of Zimbabwe officially invited Bob Marley to perform
at the country’s ceremonial independence celebrations
which was indeed the greatest honour ever bestowed
upon Bob Marley and the Wailers .
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