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Non si conosce l'esatta data di nascita di Bob Marley, giamaicano di Kingston, rasta coi dreadlocks, che avrebbe voluto far ritorno nella Madre Africa presso l'imperatore d'Etiopia Hailé Selassié, e che morì senza farsi curare dai medici "truffatori" per un tumore al cervello nel 1981. Si conoscono bene invece il tutto il mondo i suoi rabbiosi inni reggae, le sue canzoni di riscatto che fanno proselitismo musicale e diffondono il culto messianico millenaristico del tafarismo. Attorno al personaggio di Marley, paladino della libertà dei neri del mondo intero e figura carismatica del panafricanismo moderno, sono cresciute leggende grazie anche alla sua ossessione per la privacy che gli fece proteggere la propria identità con la mistica personale.
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- Pagine: 356
- Data di uscita: 01-09-2016
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I always felt like Bob Marley got a raw deal - the only time i ever heard him was when it was walking by stoned out frat boys at Miami University. And it never sat right that this man, who inspired so much loyalty to him and to his movement, should be reduced to party music by people who weren't rea Leggi tutto
Bob Marley - arguably the most universal musician of the 20th century. Are you interested in knowing more about the man, where he came from and his beliefs? This book starts with a brief background on the rise of the Rastafarianism in Ethiopia before jumping to Jamaica and Bob Marley's Grandfather an Leggi tutto
I had been looking forward to reading this book for a long time, and I came away only slightly disappointed. In my humble opinion, as a window into a world and a culture virtually unknown to those who live outside it (meaning the struggles of the Jamaican population both against poverty and racism o Leggi tutto
I was very disappointed with this book. After reading it, I have a pretty good idea of what Marley's childhood was like, a hazy picture of his adult life but no understanding at all of how a poor man from a third-world country was able to popularize a genre of music that was almost universally disda Leggi tutto
A very detailed rich bio on not only Bob Marley, but due is given to Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Marley's children and extended family. Part Jamaican history lesson and a lot of politics enter the story to open it deep delving into Marley's parents, his poor upbringing, his rise to fame and fortu
For someone whose knowledge of Caribbean history ends in the 19th century, this is a crash course in 20th century Jamaican politics and the evolution of Jamaican musical styles almost as much as it is an exploration of Bob Marley's life, because they're fundamentally entwined. White also blends fact Leggi tutto
As someone who grew up listening to the music of Bob Marley, I put this one on my list as soon as I came across it. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a bit of a mixed bag for me... Author Timothy White ( January 25, 1952 – June 27, 2002 ) was an American rock music journalist and editor, according to Leggi tutto
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