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Lindsay Oliver Donald here bringing the news in 2020 that POALAOF is heading for a second printing. 

RAS SAM BROWN MYSTIC, POET, ORATOR, SAINT, PAINTER

I was blessed to spend many a days reasoning with both Sam Brown and Mortimo Planno.
Ras Sam Brown photographed at the home of Robert Nesta.
56 Hope Road. Kingston. Jamaica. 1980.
Photograph © Lindsay Oliver Donald

 

 

Ras Brown is one of the most complex personalities within the Rastafarian movement. He combines in his person the attributes of a mystic, poet, orator, saint, painter, and what a government official called “a lovable rascal.” In his presence at one given moment, one feels free and relaxed, and in the next moment tense and frightened. Since the early beginnings of the movement he has...

been one of the most ardent Rastafarians and is today one of its most important poets, if not the best. Born in the parish of Trelawny in 1925, he attended the local elementary school and was so brilliant a student that it is reported he won a scholarship to a prestigious secondary school in Kingston, but failed to accept the offer because of poverty. After working at various trades he became interested in printing. By 1965, when the author [Leonard E. Barrett, Sr., THE RASTAFARIANS] met him, he was without a job and was the leader of a group of brethren in Back-O-wall. He told the author how vividly he remembered the night he heard Marcus Garvey in Edelweise Park, when he was only five years of age-a mere tot brought by his mother who was a member of the Garvey movement.

 

 

Judgement ~ Ras Sam Brown
Judgement
I pick up a Star the other day
When I reach page 9...
It cause dismay
I said my God
America mad
Being a Rastamon for that I am glad
Big bold to proclaim
Los Angeles
City of the Angel
300,000 homosexuals march
Is that fame
Or is it shame
Mayors, teachers, bull dikes, ____, pastors an priests
Everyone stan for the mark of the beast
Men dressed in nun's clothes
Them that them shall in perfect indulgence
Read Romans 1
They have got no defense
Down there gwaan to get up stand
Sodomy must be radicated
From every land
All men went their evil way
Incurable disease is their place

I pick up a Star the other day
When I reach page 9
It cause dismay
I said my God
America mad
Being a Rastamon for that I am glad
Big bold to proclaim
Los Angeles
City of the Angel
300,000 homosexuals march
Is that fame
Or is it shame
Mayors, teachers, bull dikes, ____, pastors an priests
Everyone stan for the mark of the beast
Men dressed in nun's clothes
Them that them shall in perfect indulgence
Read Romans 1
They have got no defense
Down there gwaan to get up stand
Sodomy must be radicated
From every land
All men went their evil way
Incurable disease is their place

I pick up a Star the other day
When I reach page 9
It cause dismay
I said my God
America mad
Being a Rastamon for that I am glad
Big bold to proclaim
Los Angeles
City of the Angel
300,000 homosexuals march
Is that fame
Men dressed in nun's clothes
Them that them shall in perfect indulgence
Read Romans 1
They have got no defense
Down there gwaan to get up stand
Sodomy must be radicated
From every land
All men went their evil way
Incurable disease is their place

 

ABORTION ~RAS SAM BROWN
O terrible sin abortion! It is the worst of all
Eight letters spell the deadly sin, so is downfall
The wickedness of murderess destroy the yet unborn...
They never gave the seed a chance to see creation's Morn.
There are many who defend such acts based on economy
Heartless creatures-if they had been aborted-they'd be non-entities
It is said man should multiply, he should replenish earth
Yet in the eyes of wicked men, the unborn is of no worth.
It is given to man to use all things, yet life is God's control
If God had aborted First Man, there wouldn't be a living soul
Some shades of people take hormones, they try to live forevever
Yet for the other shades of men, destrucion is their endeavor
The earth create with broad expanse that men should be prolific
But the crude acts of the seeming wise, prove men's minds are sick
When the enemies are at thy gates, thine offsprings are arrows in thy bows
With thy large united house, the enemies are laid low
Some people love their people, they control food not birth
From the born to the yet unborn each has a place on earth
So it is for all to shun such acts that man may live his days
Dread repercussion shall be their lot for persistence in evil ways.

 

#15 Beat Them ~ Ras Sam Brown
Beat them
Leave the street
Come into beat...
Beat them
Beat them
Wait a minute
Beat them
Beat them
Beat the drum
Beat the drum
Beat the drum
Let the wicked them run
Beat them
Beat them
Beat the drum
Beat the drum
Beat the drum
Let the wicked them run
Beat
Ah run come help me beat the drum
Ah run come help me beat the drum
Oh in the night
No brother got no fight
Beat the drum an make we all unite
Beat

In 1913 The Rastafarian came
With an ancient but new philosophy
He told mankind
That God must rule
His government His theocracy
The Rastamon come
To wipe out important religions
We are those come to banish fear
An free the minds of man
The isle of Jamaica
There originate
From the dust of nothing else
They were hounded harrassed an murdered
For that stand through the test
Our name an fame
Throughout every land
____ _____ _____
We make your stand
To manifest
The brotherhood of man
Beat them
Beat the drum
Beat the drum
Beat the drum
Let the wicked them run
Wait a minute
Beat them
Beat them
Beat them
Beat them
Beat them
Beat them'

 

#16 Natty March ~ Ras Sam Brown
Today man
Is engaged in conferences
Trying to find a solution...
They will have to return
What is not their's
That is the only conclusion
Religion can not escape the word of truth
Neither stand it or dispute
Rastafari Theocracy
Now tells the world the truth
Religion seeming piousness
Mark the hearts of ____
They do the most immoral things
Modern Sodom and Gomorrah
The people they mislead
Eventually reaps their own
Those saints that passed as men of God
So much afraid to die
They should be glad to go to heaven
With angel's wings they'll fly
History proves
Pastors and Priests
Are mafia and pirates
They rob and kill without fear
For each is of their flock
They do not have a care
Woe's to the pastors
That mislead the sheep
Of they're deeds we're aware
Rastafari Theocracy
Comes to smash the canker
An banish religious fear
Rastafari cannot be _____
We are here to Rastacize the earth
An enquiring man
One God One Faith One Birth
Hopes an_____
Gratifying flesh
They are weapons of destruction
They decimate
An kill innocent ___
Without the least combunciton
We cannot fight war
To bring forth peace
That is a fallacy
From the art of divine Creation
Revenge will never be
Man will have to discard such fantasy
To set his spirit free
For again this downpression
Sometimes words go ___
With numerous conferences and parties
There is still
To find of a solution
Colonization and stabilization
Has brought rich nations poor
They are now battering on they're door
They will not take no more
The money being spent on arms
Would have best been funded on food
Warmongers of earth
Your arms cannot save
They put the people in angry mood
Man is a ___ ____
____ _____ no one can tell
Daniels books are prophetic words
That predicted the doom of man
For despite the apocolypse an plans
They will not be able to stand.

 

THREE LITTLE BIRDS

 

         BOB MARLEY'S THREE LITTLE BIRDS IN THE STUDIO

 

  Photograph © Lindsay Oliver Donald

 

Marcia Griffiths ~ When we went to different places in Europe and I saw the multitude of people that came out to see this man, Bob Marley, I prayed every time I saw this multitude. I always asked God that if it is even a handful of these people will receive the message and hear the word and wouldn’t fall on deaf ears, the message that he was delivering to the people. I knew then that Bob was truly a messenger, through the medium of reggae music.

 

 

  Photograph © Lindsay Oliver Donald

 

Judy Mowatt ~ I had gotten to realize, you know reading my Bibles, that this man was really Joseph in his second advent. Joseph who his brothers had sold into Egypt. It was Joseph who had redeemed his brothers, who would have starved to death because of the famine in Egypt and not only his brothers but for the world in that time and I saw in the man in this time that he came not only in this time with the physical corn to feed his people but he came with the spiritual corn which was the message that transcended to the four corners of the world.

 

 

                                                    Photograph © Lindsay Oliver Donald

Rita Marley ~Bob was born rich, that was his quality. His richness was on the spiritual level, the gift of God. The inspiration that he had to give was His glory.

 

POALAOF IS A PART OF HISTORY

THE ERADICATION SQUAD

Heavy manners enforced by Edward Seaga’s Eradication Squad.

Edward Seaga was known as the Minister of Warfare and Devilment.

Edward Seaga was called Blinds on account o’ the dark glasses he always wore. An’ when Blinds walked, it seemed like he had all the power in the world. You know that since he won the West Kingston seat for the first time in 1962, he has never held a rally in his constituency? He don’t need to. That’s how sure he is of his people there.

If they think they are bad,, I can bring the crowds of West Kingston. We can deal with you in any way at any time. It will be fire for fire, and blood for blood. (Edward Seaga)

Portrait of a Legend and Other Folks is a pictorial book with RARE historical photographs.

Order your copy today!

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ALVIN 'SEECO' PATTERSON

To all The Fans Of Alvin "seeco" Patterson ... SEECO desperately needs your help!!!
NOT getting a DIME from his legendary contribution to reggae music.
THIS IS SO! SO! SAD.... S A D
If you would like to help please write to him
14, Morant Ave, Independence City ,Gregory Park P. O St Catherine Jamaica
Phone #1876-467-4509 or 1876-440-0668.

ESSENCE MAGAZINE REVIEWS PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS

I am pleased to announce that one of the UK's premier lifestyle magazine, Essence, became the first publication to review the book Portrait of a Legend and other Folks in its August edition.

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Portrait, boy and drum.

Portrait, boy and drum. Kingston, Jamaica, 1979. © Lindsay Oliver Donald. 2013.

ITALIST CHANT – ROHAN PRESTON

I can see buckra a come
Lock-step to start a fray
Coming with them chains and munitions
But I don’t feel no way

Nesta Marley, Mosiah Garvey
A flow inna me vein
Malcolm X-mas, Luther Kingdom
Mash them down again

I can hear the missiles a hum
But Jah Jah a the conqueror
At Palmares, Addis Ababa
Duppyman conqueror

Harriet Tubman, King Shaka
Show Jah love for true
Sister Nanny, and Kenyatta
Pass their grace on to you

The one Hannibal, Nefertiti
All a them refuse to fall
Queen Mother and Mandibi
All of them are part a me

I can see the armies rolling
But Natty a the conqueror
For our fathers, foremothers
None of them a bangarang

I can hear the mountains calling
Jah Lion a the conqueror
Love you, Papa, love you, Mama
O, Zion a the conqueror

Final conka-conka-kang
Conka-conka-kang
Conka-conka-kang
Conka-conka-kang
Conqueror

WIKI ANSWERS WHO IS LINDSAY DONALD?

Lindsay Donald is one of Jamaica's finest portrait photographers. Famed for his association with reggae legend Bob Marley, he has travelled extensively in Africa, Europe and the United States. Lindsay Donald's work can be seen http://untitledelement.com/

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_is_Lindsay_Donald#ixzz2G0uGnPqM

BOB MARLEY BIRTHDAY BASH

SOMETHING IS IN THE AIR

 

This is a rare colour portrait I took in 1984 of a young Ziggy Marley one cold night in Mandeville, Jamaica, when he played at a concert with his Grandmother, the late Ms Cedella Marley.

http://poalaof.wordpress.com/2012/10/07/something-is-in-the-air/

THE BLACKMAN DYNASTY

SOMEONE HAVE TO UPHOLD THE BLACKMAN DYNASTY
AN WE SAY
LET ME CHECK THE WHOLE EARTH
AN IS ONLY JAMAICA.... BOB MARLEY

RASTA RISE

We as Rasta now... we go through a lot a different... different... I mean there was a time in Jamaica when Rasta come up an say... when you see them shoot them... so you can just imagine now how much guts the people have... to have to still rise up as Rasta... I mean this is not something man can stop... you have the idea... when I say that time ago... them time... them never know nothing about... you know... what I mean... God in InI... but don't know the whole runnins'... but all you can hear is when 2 or 3 or more of them Locksmen walk... shoot them an ask questions later... Bob Marley

TELL OUT KING RASTA DOCTRINE AROUND THE WHOLE WORLD

I was blessed to have been in the presence of Brother Kumi. I give thanks.
Today September 6th is Brother Kumi's Earthday. Rasta never die.

“We are volunteer Ethiopians

Agitating for our Rights

And We’ll never stop fight

Until we brake down Babylon Wall.” Planno 1996

 

 

 

 

In the words of a witness, Bro. Dyer, an elder who Planno inspired into the faith of Rastafari and who later walked to Ethiopia from Spain – “Planno open his mouth and began to teach them about their history”. Planno recalls starting with the Psalm that was unfolding before him and he spoke thus: Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers take counsel together, against the lord, and against his anointed, saying, let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh… (Psalm 2:1-4)

He earned the title of “Prime Minister for the day”

in the local newspaper. The arrival of the Emperor had been dreamt of and desired ever since the doctrine emerged in the 1930s. For those three days Jamaica had become Ethiopia according to Planno’s analysis.

 

“[A]s we get the opportunity we use it, use it fi carry one foot forward. Every time an opportunity open the door we go through that door and call down Africa pon dem. Marcus Garvey learn from Mohammed Ali that the people of the Caribbean want to learn more about Africa. And him Marcus

Garvey did not have the language to tell it to the people. Him didn’t really have that approach. The Rastaman for instance have a better approach than him in telling the people about back-to-Africa…to explain to you who can’t read – what British write – how “you going to suffer through your own desire”. Planno 1998

 

“Ethiopia the Aincient Kingdom of Africa has made an unnoticed expansion of the Ethiopian Kingdom. From one end of the Earth to the other. Africa being inhabited by invading

European Nations Has lost most of her written history to the invaders, who in turn copy and then destroy the original…” Planno 1996

 

 

LINDSAY & LEE 'SCRATCH' PERRY

I was to photograph the LEGEND LEE 'SCRATCH' PERRY

As far as I'm concerned, every song that Bob Marley sing is good. That is the only artist in Jamaica I really admire and nothing Bob can do can be wrong as far as I'm concerned. I just like the way he's professional. I think he's the best. I and him can ever quarrel 'cause there are certain things between me and Bob that no one can understand. We work together, we have ideas and in Jamaica, professionally and musically we are blood brothers man so there's nothing he can do wrong for me. You see, I believe in originality and Bob is original... Most of the time I have a pen writing while he's singing. And I write while he sings it. I don't tell not lie, Bob Marley great man!

Lee 'Scratch' Perry

Photo courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/mariarastardorski

50 YEARS OF JAMAICAN INDEPENDENCE....RASPECT!!!!

OPEN LONDON

Open London.
At the opening of Festival Jamaica 2012 tonight in Stratford, east London, with members of The League of Rebels, probably the youngest reggae band in the country.

http://www.reggaeville.com/nc/festival-details/festival/respect-jamaica-50th/ac/festivalLineup.html

BIG UP NEVILLE GARRICK

This portrait of Mr. Neville Garrick was taken at 56 Hope Road, Kingston, in 1978, and will feature prominently in the book, Portrait of a Legend and other Folks.
Mr Garrick was responsible for the design of the famous Bob Marley album cover, Catch a Fire, subsequent Bob Marley album covers and the stage design and lighting at Bob's concerts.
Mr. Garrick celebrates his Earthday this day.
Big Up Neville Garrick!

Neville Garrick, a graduate of the UCLA College of Fine Arts (and disciple of Angela Davis) who had returned to Jamaica in 1973 to be an art director for the Jamaican Daily News, but met Bob and became Tuff Gong Records' resident designer.

JAH NUH DEAD

Bob Journalist: Do you believe in the words of Jesus? You adhere pretty strictly to the Bible don’t you?

Marley: yah..but Jesus tell us him must..him comin’ forward right

Journalist: Comin forward?

Bob Marley: Yah…HIM come again..when HIM come he will be the KING OF KINGS..LORD OF LORDS..CONQUERING LION OF JUDAH..now we look to see Jesus

Journalist: An he hasn’t returned yet?

Bob Marley: When HIM come..yes HIM come of course..Haile Selassie is the Christ whom them speak of…because HIM come as KING OF KINGS..LORD OF LORDS..CONQUERING LION OF JUDAH..has gone through the Bible manifest the whole thing..so the Christian now when them look them say..No is not him..just like when them see Christ the first time..no is not him
Journalist: So you believe Haile Selassie is the Christ?

Bob Marley: Is the Christ

Journalist: Is the Christ?

Bob Marley: The Christ..an no other one before or after.

THE MAXFIELD PARK CHILDREN'S HOME

I grew up living opposite The Maxfield Park Children's Home in Kingston, Jamaica.
Three years ago they received a grant of approximately US $3.5 million from the Japanese Embassy to assist with the renovation of sections of their 90-year-old property.
The Maxfield Park Children's Home is the oldest co-ed childcare facility in Jamaica which serves as a permanent dwelling for many children who have been abandoned or otherwise made homeless.
I have therefore began to make contact with the relevant authorities with regard to a pledge to donate approximately 10% of sales from the book, Portrait of a Legend and other Folks, to this proud institution.
I intend to publish this book and I intend to keep this pledge.
Kindly watch my ass.

 

 

THE HUT. A LIFE IN THE TIME.