Archive for July, 2011

Bob Marley, Rasta

Bob Marley, Rasta Man was born Robert Nesta Marley in February 1945 in St. Ann, Jamaica. He was fathered by a white man and had a black mother. In the 1950s Bob and his family moved to the capital city of Jamaica, Kingston. It was in this city that his obsession with music as a [...]

Rasta Man

Robert Nesta Marley is remembered simply as Bob Marley who was the result of a relationship that was mixed in race. His mother, who was a teenager at the time, was named Cedella and was involved with a white middle aged man whose name was Norval Marley. Marley was from an upper class English background. [...]

Ganja Plant

Smoking cannabis, also known as “weed”, “herb”, or “ganja” for Rasta’s is an act of spirituality that is frequently accompanied by Bible study. It is considered a sacrament that brings Jah closer to them, brings pleasure, facilitates peacefulness, exalts the consciousness, and cleans the mind and body. Rasta’s frequently burn ganja when they are in [...]

Jamaican Foods

All of the fats found in fresh whole Jamaican foods are healthy, good, and sometimes vital. It is wise to include a full spectrum of Jamaican food fats in your diet, which will work hard to keep you young looking and healthy. However, this is not the message that has been coming out of the [...]