Monday 17 August 2015

128th birthday of Marcus Garvey

(Born 17 August 1887, St Ann’s Bay, Jamaica)
Preeminent pan-African thinker, journalist, publisher, organiser, entrepreneur
(Burning Spear, “Garvey’s ghost” [personnel: Winston Rodney, lead vocals; Delroy Hines, harmony vocals; Rupert Willington, harmony vocals; Bobby Ellis, trumpet; Vincent “Trommie” Gordon, trombone, clavinet; Carlton “Sam” Samuels, flute; Herman Marquis, alto saxophone; Richard “Dirty” Hall, tenor saxophone; Tyrone “Organ D” Downie, piano, organ; Bernard “Touter” Harvey, piano, organ, clavinet; Earl “Chinna” Smith, lead guitar; Valentine “Tony” Chin, rhythm guitar; Robbie “Rabbi” Shakespeare, bass; Aston “Family Man” Barrett, bass; Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace, drums; recorded: Randy’s Recording Studio, North Parade, Kingston, Jamaica, 1975]) 

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