From Jamaica-
A Jamaican pastor, the Rev Dr Mark Bozzuti-Jones, is being hailed for
his conscious reggae talk from the pulpit as he delivered a sermon to
the faithful about the positive effects of the music created in the land
of his birth. The priest at Trinity Wall Street parish in New York
City, where he is the director of core values and also the director of
Latin American and Caribbean relations, served up some listen-to-
reggaemusic-and-chill, quarantine advice.
“I am not sure if you are aware of this, but it is written, and if it
is not written, then it should be written, that the best music during
the time of quarantine is reggae music. So you should be listening to
reggae music at home. I want to invite you to listen to two of my
favourite pieces of music,” the Episcopal priest said while addressing
his congregation virtually.
One of the pieces was Redemption Song, the final track on Bob Marley and the Wailers’ 1980 Uprising project, the last album released by the reggae icon during his lifetime. The priest soberly quoted some of the lyrics of Redemption Song: “How
long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look, some
say it’s just a part of it we’ve got to fulfil the books.”
More here-
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20200517/reggae-best-music-quarantine-episcopal-priest-father-mark-bozzuti
Opinion – 23 December 2024
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