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Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: I Need A Sugar Mummy by tafari(m): 12:57am On Jul 14, 2007 |
blue sky, too much question if you are interested tell me . i am his agent. |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Who's Dating Who On Nairaland? by tafari(m): 12:55am On Jul 14, 2007 |
1 cuteass 2 nikynike 3 creamish 4 omogenaija--the hottest and latest |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: I Need A Sugar Mummy by tafari(m): 12:52am On Jul 14, 2007 |
I can give you a link. but with my commission. are u ready? |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Who's Dating Who On Nairaland? by tafari(m): 12:50am On Jul 14, 2007 |
kitaun: this is child abuse |
Forum Games / Re: Be The Last Person To Post Here: by tafari(m): 10:39pm On Jul 13, 2007 |
my dear, i am kool. |
Forum Games / Re: Reverse The Signature Of The Nairalander On Top Of You! by tafari(m): 10:32pm On Jul 13, 2007 |
blindness |
Forum Games / Re: Be The Last Person To Post Here: by tafari(m): 10:31pm On Jul 13, 2007 |
odo mode naija |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Meet Krazy People Here by tafari(m): 4:36am On Jul 12, 2007 |
@ciei, you how are? |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Strictly For Cuteass! by tafari(m): 4:35am On Jul 12, 2007 |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Strictly For Cuteass! by tafari(m): 3:32am On Jul 12, 2007 |
cuteass, hope you understand. concrete jungle by bob nesta marley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSg1AxVoG1I |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Im Curious. . . My Turn To Advertise by tafari(m): 1:14am On Jul 12, 2007 |
can't believe my eyes . creamish, i thought we have settled that. my position is not vacant. caveat emptor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJaJ-pO1Szs |
Forum Games / Re: Be The Last Person To Post Here: by tafari(m): 12:54am On Jul 12, 2007 |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Meet Krazy People Here by tafari(m): 11:36pm On Jul 11, 2007 |
no cause for control. everything is under alarm. mukinatudeen, is where twinny and ika""""""""{{{{{}}}LLPPPOOO |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Meet Krazy People Here by tafari(m): 10:42pm On Jul 11, 2007 |
2x1=21 2x2=22 2x3=23 2x4=24 2x5=25 |
Sports / Re: Free Kicks: The Real Players by tafari(m): 10:30pm On Jul 11, 2007 |
the more you look on nairaland the more confused you are. |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Meet Krazy People Here by tafari(m): 10:27pm On Jul 11, 2007 |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Meet Krazy People Here by tafari(m): 7:32pm On Jul 10, 2007 |
oh lord, i come don today. |
Celebrities / Re: Ugly Stars by tafari(m): 11:57pm On Jul 09, 2007 |
Freewilly: JAH bless you! |
Celebrities / Re: Ugly Stars by tafari(m): 11:26pm On Jul 09, 2007 |
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall inherit the kingdom of Jah. let there be peace! |
Culture / Re: If You Can Speak Yoruba, Talk It In Here! by tafari(m): 10:29pm On Jul 09, 2007 |
mishoo, alaafia ni mo wa o! iwo nko? |
Culture / Re: If You Can Speak Yoruba, Talk It In Here! by tafari(m): 10:17pm On Jul 09, 2007 |
oloye segeoye, ba wo ni o? e ku ayeye ojo. oye a mo ori o. iyawo nko? se alaafia ni o wa? mo ni ki nkan si o ni o. |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Meet Krazy People Here by tafari(m): 7:54pm On Jul 09, 2007 |
popcorn and pammy want to I eat |
Culture / Re: If You Can Speak Yoruba, Talk It In Here! by tafari(m): 7:12pm On Jul 09, 2007 |
iyalaje booni? |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Meet Krazy People Here by tafari(m): 7:08pm On Jul 09, 2007 |
lord, i hope this good is nite |
Forum Games / Re: Guess That Nl Members Age by tafari(m): 1:33am On Jul 09, 2007 |
21 |
Forum Games / Re: Be The Last Person To Post Here: by tafari(m): 1:31am On Jul 09, 2007 |
where is cuteass? |
Forum Games / Re: Reply Signatures. by tafari(m): 1:29am On Jul 09, 2007 |
hatred is the destruction. |
Forum Games / Re: Who Are You Missing Today? by tafari(m): 1:27am On Jul 09, 2007 |
nobody! |
Celebrities / Re: Ugly Stars by tafari(m): 1:23am On Jul 09, 2007 |
make una leave my 'girl' alone o |
Celebrities / Re: Ugly Stars by tafari(m): 12:58am On Jul 09, 2007 |
hmnnnnnnnn, ! |
Nairaland / General / Re: Tafari - Meet The Jah Priest! by tafari(m): 12:51am On Jul 09, 2007 |
REGGAE AND SLAVERY Reggae's influence and popularity both within and outside Jamaica reflects its 'third-world origins'. In particular, reggae's roots are embedded in the historical conditions of Jamaican slavery and colonialism. Barry T. Bays, P. Renée Foster, Stephen A. King; Reggae, Rastafari and the Rhetoric of Social Control; 2002 In a sense, Jamaican people were born into a world of suffering because of slavery, and the vitality of music as a healing, uplifting part of life was born with them. The emotional effects that slavery has had on Jamaicans was heard in the music of that time and is still heard in the music of today. Andy Tower, The Painful Path of Music - Slavery and Suffering in Jamaica and their effects on Jamaican Music, 1998 Now I think of reggae music as a form of verbal history. I pay attention to the lyrics of the songs because I now know that the artists are trying to tell me something. When I listen to reggae music, I feel strong. I use reggae music as a way to feel empowered. If the slaves of Jamaica overcame all that they did, I can do anything. That, I believe, is the message of reggae music. Sarah Novick, The Effects of Slavery on Reggae Music Reggae songs are often commentaries on social conditions, particularly in Jamaica. Steel Pulse Since the majority of Jamaicans are the descendants of enslaved Africans it's unsurprising that a number of reggae lyrics deal with the historical and social upheaval of slavery. Some songs look back at past brutality and exploitation, some sing of the lost homeland in Africa and of hopes for repatriation. Other songs celebrate Marcus Garvey and his philosophy of the return to Africa, while others deal with the political implications of that philosophy and of slavery for the present day. The examples below are only some of the many reggae lyrics based on slavery. British reggae bands included in this list are Aswad, from London, and Steel Pulse from Birmingham. Slavery came and took its toll In the name of John Bull Dog Said we turned our backs on God Lost the powers that we had Now our back's agains' the wall Ask ourselves about the fall Rise Rise Rise Hold onto your culture Steel Pulse, Not King James Version Steel Pulse, Not King James Version (29s) © Island Records Ltd And when slave master beat I with the whip And he made I jump and twist We use that music to cool us down I say You couldn't give up now You know you couldn't give up now Couldn't give up now Aswad, Drum and Bass Line Aswad, Drum and Bass Line (29s) © Sony Music Entertainment Today they say that we are free Only to be chained in poverty Ev'ry time I hear a crack of the whip My blood runs cold I remember on the slave ship How they brutalised their very souls Bob Marley, Slave Driver, from the album Catch a Fire Bob Marley, Slave Driver (29s) © 2001 Universal Island Records Ltd Old pirates, yes, they rob I; Sold I to the merchant ships, Minutes after they took I From the bottomless pit. But my hand was made strong By the 'and of the Almighty. We forward in this generation Triumphantly. Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom? - 'Cause all I ever have: Redemption songs; Redemption songs. Bob Marley, Redemption Song, from the album Legend Bob Marley, Redemption Song (29s) © 1984 Island Records By the rivers of Babylon Where we sat down And there we wept When we remembered Zion But the wicked carried us away in captivity Required from us a song How can we sing King Alfa song In a strange land Cause the wicked carried us away in captivity Required from us a song How can we sing King Alfa song In a strange land Melodians, Rivers of Babylon (B. Dowe, F. McHaughton, adapted from Psalm 137) Melodians, Rivers of Babylon (29s) © 1989 Ocean Records Ltd Look, oh Lord, they brought us down here Have us in bondage, right through these years Fussing and fighting, among ourselves Nothing to achieve this way, it's worser than hell, I say Get up and fight for your rights my brothers Get up and fight for your rights my sisters Took us away from civilization Brought us to slave in this big plantation Fussing and fighting, among ourselves Nothing to achieve this way, it's worser than hell, I say Abyssinians, Declaration of Rights (Bernard Collins), from the album Satta Massagana Abyssinians, Declaration of Rights (29s) © 1983 Poli-Rhythm Mr. Bigman When will this payday be? When will this payday be? For these retired slaves (Ya a listen me?) My forefather worked down here On this great plantation True he didn't get no pay For all their wasted days Tell us now! When will this payday be? Mr. Slavedriver Culture, Payday, from the album Payday They took us away from our homeland They took us away from our homeland And we are slaving down here in Babylon And we are slaving down here in Babylon They are waiting on an opportunity They are waiting on an opportunity For the Black Starliner which is to come Culture, Black Starliner, from the album Two Sevens Clash Do you remember the days of slav'ry? (Do you remember the days of slav'ry?) And they beat us (Do you remember the days of slav'ry?) And they worked us so hard (Do you remember the days of slav'ry?) And they used us (Do you remember the days of slav'ry?) Till they refuse us (Do you remember the days of slav'ry?) Do you remember the days of slav'ry? (Do you remember the days of slav'ry?) Burning Spear, Slavery Days (Winston Rodney), from the album Marcus Garvey (1975) Burning Spear, Slavery Days (29s) © 1975 Island Records Ltd Out of Africa they took us And they sold us as slaves for money Who they could not sell Dem kill dem, kill dem, kill dem Capital Letters, Out of Africa, from the album Headline News They tricked us with trinkets and beads And tricked us right into slavery Traditional customs Crafts and arts They put away in the museums Oh, people, don't you see the plot, Yeh To take all we've got. Got to save Black music Fight to save sweet music now God to save Black music now Let the music flow, oh Lord Steel Pulse, Save Black Music, from the album Babylone the Bandit Every time I hear the music and I make a dip, a dip Slave master comes around and spank I with his whip, the whip But if I don't get my desire Then I'll set the plantations in fire My temperature is getting much higher Got to get what I require Gregory Isaacs, Slave Master, from the album The Essential Gregory Isaacs |
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