Reggae music is one of Jamaica's greatest treasures. Jamaicans have shared this wonderful treasure with the world for more than three generations. Even though it may be controversial at times, because it is sometimes political and address issues that many may have thought about and never talk about, it is however accepted by every nation no matter the race, language, culture or class you just got to love it because Reggae music = love.
Unfortunately often times Reggae music gets confused with its offspring, Dancehall Music which has been accused in more recent times for promotion of violence and lyrics of sexual natures, which we will address in a next article.
As you know, one of the most popular faces for Reggae Music is the late great Robert Nesta Marley who is more popularly known as Bob Marley. Bob Marley face not only represents Reggae Music and Jamaica today, but also represents unity and maybe this is why he was awarded artiste of the century. He used Reggae Music as a weapon of mass unification in his effort to bring world peace and to fight against oppression across the world. With just powerful lyrics of peace and love with a guitar, he still manage to bring back some love to the world which was going through a terrible era of racism and civil wars in places like South Africa and Zimbabwe. Which inspired the hit "Zimbabwe", meanwhile Jamaica in particular was plagued by crime on violence during the 1980 elections.
Throughout this horrific war and violence between the two political parties in Jamaica’s 1980 elections the world call upon the leaders of both political parties in desperation, to save the beautiful island of paradise which leave them no alternative but to dig for the island's treasure which was taken in Jamaica National Stadium and unveiled by the great icon Bob Marley when he performed one of his great hit song titled " JAMMIN " when he called both party leaders on stage and have them shake hands as a symbol of unity and an example for party followers to follow and once again Reggae music the island's treasure restored the love!
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