February 1st, 2010 | by Editor | published in Reasoning
he African should be able to do that; Live as an African, and if there is something he wants to experience which is Asian or Europe, then he can do that. But he cannot remain there. Because if he remains there then the crisis begin, and that is what Fanon was dealing with, the alienation of the black man.
February 1st, 2010 | by Editor | published in Feature, Sound
Marley’s music made plain the intricacies of poverty, ‘mental slavery’, colonialism, oppressive civil society, relationships and Rastafari – themes that are alive and well in the Caribbean and in need of much discourse. Yet, from Port-of-Spain to Montego Bay, his image is relegated to t-shirts, mugs and assorted trinkets. The only value Marley seem to present to his homeland is his ability to draw tourists to the island in search of things the government have been slow to celebrate – marijuana and a Rastafarian lifestyle still marginalized on the island today.
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