Saturday, December 17, 2011
Bob Marley lives on
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
MERRY REGGAE CHRISTMAS (how Rastas celebrate their christmas)
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
Bye Bye Dreads :\
Sadly, I'm going to sell my own dreadlocks tomorrow *sigh* They are the ones I used to wear last summer. A friend offered by of buying them last week so I decided to sell them. But still, I'm gonna have a dreaded head again after my studies and it's gonna be real, not extensions like this one :)
GONNA MISS YOU GUYS!
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
NyJAH Huston
nyJAH huston:
Nyjah Huston started skating when he was around 5 years old, and rides goofy. He was the youngest-ever X Games competitor, and has been competing against professionals since August 2009. He is featured in Element Skateboards videos This is My Element and Elementality, as well as a Silver Trucks video, Silver in Barcelona.On November 11, 2011, Huston released his very own video, Rise & Shine, under Element Skateboards.
In December 2008, Huston left Element Skateboards, and in July 2009, started his own skateboard company, I&I Skateboards.In January 2011, Huston went back to Element.Huston won the inaugural Kentucky Unbridled Spirit Award for Action Sports. On July 30, 2011, Huston won gold for Skateboard Street at X Games 17.
Nyjah is also a Jamaican, and I probably think that he is a rastaman or if he's not he's a fan of Bob marley. Some proofs are his naturaly grown dreadlocks, his skateboarding company name "I&I" which is a rastafarian term for "we". You can see on the video below that his element skateboard has a rastafarian designed deck. Red, yellow and green with the emblem of the Lion of Judah.
Competition History:
2004
Volcom Damn Am: 4th (street) [1]
2005
Goofy vs Regular: 1st (street) [1]
Tampa Am: 1st (street) [1]
Vans Downtown Showdown: 2nd (big 6) [1]
Vans Downtown Showdown: 5th (gap 5) [1]
Vans Downtown Showdown: 4th (stair set) [1]
West 49 Can Open: 3rd (rail) [1]
West 49 Can Open: 4th (street) [1]
2006
Dew Tour, Denver: 2nd (park) [1]
Dew Tour, Louisville: 2nd (park) [1]
Dew Tour, overall standings: 4th (park) [1]
Global Assault: 2nd (street) [1]
Vans Downtown Showdown: 2nd (best trick - stair) [1]
WCSK8, year-end world ranking: 17th (street) [1]
Legend of the Ledges: 2nd Open
2009
X Games XV: 2nd (street)
2010
Tampa Pro: 2nd
Maloof Money Cup 2010 OC: 2nd (street)
Street League Skateboarding 1st Series, 1st Stop (Glendale, Arizona): 1st (street)
Street League Skateboarding 1st Series Overall: 1st (street)[9]
X Games XVI: 2nd place (street)
2011
Tampa Pro: 2nd
Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series, 1st Stop (Seattle, WA): 1st
Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series, 2nd Stop (Kansas City, MO): 1st
Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series, 3rd Stop (Glendale, AZ): 1st
Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series, 4th Stop (Newark, NJ): 2nd
Street League Skateboarding 2nd Series Overall: 2nd[10]
X Games XVII: 1st place (street)[11]
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The number one suspect
I was really rocked by this band's sound. A fusion of progressive rock with a touch of heavy metal.Whenever their tune enters my eardrums, I start to bang my head. With the band's deep lyrics and heavy sounding melody, they managed to enter the stage of pinoy rock scene. Also known as the "SUPER BAND" of the pinoy rock, they popularized some rock songs with rastafarian messages behind each word. Songs such as "Song for the suspect" and "Touch the sky". I also snap at a poster of Bob Marley in one of their music videos "Castaway" proving that the ragga king is one of their musical influences. They are pinoy rock scene's number one suspect in terms of distinct sound and music genre I even called as RASTA-ROCK. They are "INYODUBQUESO NI EDGAR" *laughs* kiddin' they are FRANCO.
HISTORY:
Franco started as a collaboration project between its members, who are veterans of the Pinoy rock scene. However, Franco's roots are traced from the Cebu-based band Frank, which Reyes formed in 1996. Frank was one of the bands that boosted the Cebu rock scene, In late 2008, Gabby Alipe, Mendoza, Toleran and Meneses collaborated with Reyes, who returned to the Philippines, to form Franco.
MEMBERS:
Franco Reyes of Inyo (Frank) - rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Gabby Alipe (urbandub) - rhythm guitar, vocals
Paolo "ocho" Toleran (queso) - lead guitar
Jan-jan Mendoza (urbandub) - drums
Buhawi Meneses (parokya ni edgar) - bass guitar
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Monday, November 14, 2011
rastafari in boxing???
Okay, so first of all, I want to congratulate Manny "The Pacman" Pacquiao for beating the mexicano dinamita Juan Manuel Marquez for the second time around. You made our country proud once again! That was indeed a very close and thrilling fight! So stop the controversies, arguments and doubts, Filipinos are one of the best fighters in the world. Greetings and salutations sir!
As the title of this post says, is there really a rastafarian personality in the history of professional boxing? Well, I really don't know but there is a connection between the two I think. "WHO IS THE MISSING LINK?" *laughs* I was really wondering if this famous heavyweight boxing champ is a devoted rastafarian. Who am I talking about? I'm talking about LENOX "THE LION" LEWIS. A jamaican boxer who managed to beat boxing legends such as Evander Holyfield, Mike "Iron Man" Tyson an Hassim Rahman.
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my first RASTAFARIAN POEM :DD
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S.O.J.A
Inspired by my classmate's favorite reggae band and the lead vocals naturally grown dreadlocks (they are not artificially knotted), I decided to put this band on my blog. They are one of the famous reggae artists in the music scene at this point. Soldiers Of Jah Army or simply S.O.J.A.
BIOGRAPHY:
Jacob Hemphill (vocals, guitar) and Bob Jefferson (bass) met in first grade shortly after Hemphill had returned with his family from living in Africa, where Jacob's father was a defense contractor in Uganda. He and Jefferson then met Eric Rogers (keyboards, harmony vocals) (later replaced by Patrick O’Shea in 2003), Ryan Berty (drums), and Ken Brownell (percussion) in middle and high school. After forming SOJA, they recorded their first album, the self-titled Soldiers of Jah Army, independently with sound engineer Jim Fox at LION and FOX Recording Studios in 2000. The band released their first full-length album, Peace in a Time of War, in 2002. SOJA then released a Dub version of the album titled Dub in a Time of War in 2005. In 2006, the band released Get Wiser, their second full-length album. It debuted in the Top 10 Reggae Albums on iTunes and has remained in the top 100 since its release. The album release party was held on January 6, 2006 at The State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia. It consisted of two separate sets, with the opening set being older songs, and the second set being Get Wiser in its entirety. The show was recorded and was released as a DVD, known as the Get Wiser Live DVD, on November 21, 2007. In January 2008, they released an EP titled, Stars and Stripes. That same month in Hawaii, SOJA recorded their live performances in Oahu, Maui, and Kailua-Kona. Those performances were released as a DVD, known as the SOJA – Live in Hawaii, on January 8, 2009. Most recently, SOJA released their third full-length album Born in Babylon on August 25, 2009.
(YOU AND ME BY S.O.J.A)
his voice gives me an irie feelin LOL. Closing your eyes while listening to their songs will make you feel like your on the beach, lying in the sand in front of bonfire with a bottle of ice cold beer and a couple of hot chicks dancing on your way. HAHA!
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Turn Your Lights Down Low
First of all, I wanna congratulate miss Philippines for winning the second place in the miss world beauty pageant held last week. Filipinas are truly beautiful, talented and intelligent. Greetings and salutations! You made our country proud once again.
Speaking of miss world, did you know that Bob Marley's former wife Cindy breakspeare was crowned as miss world way back 1976? She is the mother of the Damian Marley, a grammy award winning reggae artist and her son to Bob Marley.
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Girls On Dreads
Skipping on the history of this rasta stuffs :) I was really fascinated with hot girls on dreads *LOL* They're the coolest hairdo for girls in my opinion. A typography i did for a picture of a girl with dreads. credits for thedreadsofmay.tumblr.com for the picture :DD (the quote is a way too dramatic) HAHA :DD
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Marley
MUSIC:
Most of his songs are based and inspired by his rastafarian beliefs. He created songs to worship the whole rastafari nation, songs such as "Rastaman Vibration", "Zion Train", "Iron Lion Zion" and of course! He wrote songs to promote the legalization of the holy herb (ganja) songs like "I Shot The Sheriff", "Legalize Marijuana". Another message of Marley's songs is revolution. As we all know, Bob Marley became an active activist in his time. Writing songs for revolution and government change. Bob also performed in the "ONE LOVE PEACE CONCERT" in Jamaica to let the two opposing forces in the government unite as one. Love and peace are another message of his songs. Love for mankind in the United Nation's award winning song "One Love" and also his song for his wife "Cindy Breakspear" and miss world 1976 entitled "Turn Your Lights Down Low"
LEGACY:
1976 band of the year award (Rolling Stone)
Peace Medal of the third world (United Nations)
Jamaican Order of merit (3rd Jamaican Highest Honor)
Rock and roll Hall of fame (1994) Hollywood
Hollywood walk of fame (2001)
11th on 100th greatest artist of all time (Rolling Stone)
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Friday, October 14, 2011
ROOTS, ROCK,REGGAE
Reggae is one of the most popular genres in the field of music. Accompanied by it's unique tone, beats of percussion, groovy trumpet sounds and awesome bass line rhythm, it is the perfect genre to express love, peace, unity and happiness.
Reggae music originated from Jamaica in the late 1960's originated from the tones and music style of SKA and ROCKSTEADY. The musical term reggae came from a rocksteady hit entitled "DO THE REGGAY" by the Maytals. But reggae king Bob Marley claimed that the term reggae came from a spanish word that means "To the king".
As we all know. Reggae music is always associated with rastafarianism. Honestly saying, whenever a person saw the colors of the ethiopian flag (red, gold and green) it is reggae music and not rastafari that comes first to their minds. Reggae music is always accompanied with rastafarianism because of the world renowned reggae superstar, Bob Marley (from the wailers). Because Bob Marley is a devoted jamaican rastafarian, he wrote songs to worship his religion and to spread the words of Jah. Peace, Love, Unity and hope are the message of most of his songs. Bob Marley and the wailers are also the ones who popularized reggae music in the world. That is why rastafari movement also spread because of the music of Marley.
Reggae songs nowadays are very popular. It became one of the world's leading genre. Another reason is the impact the Bob Marley left. He is one of the musical influences of some of the greatest musicians in the present time. Just like what Bob Marley said, "reggae music is the heart of the people".
Here are some popular reggae bands and artists. Local and international.
-Bob Marley and the Wailers (One Love, No woman No cry,Buffalo soldier etc.)
-Big Mountain (Baby I love your way, carribean blue)
-Damian Marley *reggae hip-hop* (welcome to jamrock)
-Jeck Pilpil and the Peace pipe *local artist* (Boracay sunrise, Watawat)
-Tropical Depression *local* (lipad pinoy, bilog na naman ang buwan)
-Black Dyak (good boy, Modelong charing)
-Bruno Mars *reggae with a mix of RnB and Acoustic (Liquor store blues, Billionaire)
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
So what Rastafari is?
Okay, so because this blog is all about Rastafari stuffs, let's begin discussing what this "RAS-TA-FAR-I" really means.
Brief History:
The name came from the word "Ras" which means Prince and Tafari Makonnen, the name of the emperor of ethiopia from 1930 - 1974 the person that the rastafarian people worships as god's reincarnation.. He is also known as Heile Selassie I.Rastafari is a religious movement that arose in in 1930's. Rasta's are most popular for using marijuana or cannabis for spiritual purposes. They reject the western principles of living. A Roman Catholic and a black Jamaican named Marcus Garvey (known as a Rastafarian prophet) spread Rastafari in Jamaica. They also believe that africa is the root of mankind. They also portray that Africa is "Zion" or the land that Jah promised to them. Rasta's way of living is also based in the bible such as christians they just differ in some aspects.
Jah:
Rastafarians worships a god (Heile Selassie I), they also called him Jah or Jah Rastafari. Some Studies said that Jah came from the Hebrew word "yah" or "yahweh" wich also means God, But it is also believed that it came from the biblican name "Jehovah". It can also be found in the term "Hallelujah" which means "praise god" in christians. That is why Jah is often used rastafarian phrases such as "Jah bless" and "Jah Rastafari"
Bible Scriptures:
Rastafarians used some bible verses as their basis and guide in the way they live. Some are
Revelations 5:5 - Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."
Ezekiel 28:25 -
Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.
Leviticus 21:5. - They shall not make any baldness on their heads, nor shave off the edges of their beards, nor make any cuts in their flesh.
Marijuana, Ganja, Cannabis, Weeds:
Rastafarians uses this kind of herb in their gatherings or rituals. They believed that smoking herb brings you closer to jah. They also believe that It is created for a sacred purpose so it should be legalized for modern government prohibits smoking marijuana for it's side effects.
Genesis 1:11 "And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so."
Genesis 1:29 "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb-bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."
Genesis 3:18 "... thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
Psalms 104:14 "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man."
Proverbs 15:17 "Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith
Dreadlocks
Wearing dreadlocks is not always a sign of rastafarianism. But is is where rastafarian people are popular of. For they grow their hair long and let it form locks naturally by washing it with pure water only.
As it name describes, wearing dreadlocks means having fear to god and it is also said that it is the oldest form of styling hair for saints like John the baptist wears it. Rastas also called it as the crowning glory. But dreadlocks is not must if your a rastafarian.
Diet:
Rastas eat limited variety of meat based on the dietary laws of the old testament. Shellfish and pork are prohibited for they believe that eating meat means touching death. That is why most rastas are vegetarian. Drinking alcohol is also prohibited for they believe that it is the destruction of the man.
Black,Red, Gold and Green:
Many of us were familiar with this combinations of color, with gold also portrayed as yellow.Commonly associated with badges, shirts, tams, caps, posters etc. This colors came from the flag of Ethiopia. Which Garvey used to represent Africa. Red is for the blood of the African Martyrs. Gold is for the wealth for Ethiopia is said to be the mining center of Africa, Green is for the beauty and nature of Africa and black is for the color of thy men.
Lion of Judah:
The lion of Judah is one of the symbols of rastafarianism. It appears on the flag of Ethiopia. The lion symbolizes Jah or god as the king of kings as the lion is said to be the king of animal kingdom.
-writings are based on own readings.
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Introduction
This blog is all about thoughts, things, music, stuffs and anything which is related to rastafari and reggae music.
Feedback and comments are free. Spread the love, peace and unity! Let everyone feel irie while reading this blog. Pass the lights my brothers!
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