COME FORWARD BOB MARLEY

 

 

UNITED NATIONS PEACE MEDAL OF THE THIRD WORLD (June 15, 1978)
Senegalese Youth Ambassador to the U.N., Mohmmadu Johnny Seka

Come forward Bob Marley. The great Bob. The superstar Marley. I think, what we say is the express that surprise. He doesn’t believe he was coming to do that. We the Third World who believe in peace, we don’t have a arms. We don’t have nothing. But if the artist, the super star say it is time for peace and he was singing all a dis time that thing. What we come up to say is peace was, was made by MATASEE, is a Mandingo and you know I am Mandingo and if you made it by self, they don’t know what they are doing. But is in my language ‘JAMMA’. I think Bob can express you right away what that mean. ‘JAMMA’ ‘JAMMA’ is on my language peace and he say ‘JAMMA’ ‘JAMMA’. An in Kingston when he say ‘JAMMA’ mean peace. Then we have that same road going in Africa. Ok. An the second you know you journalists, I love you very much, you are who those who give us all the news of the Peace Medal. Maybe when the world see the young generation dreaming about peace. They will think it is a time then we get together and sing the peace, peace an love. An Bob on behalf again of 500 million Africans we want to show you. Ladies and gentlemen, I really want to know, when we gonna reveal Bob Marley. But I love to participate, when the King arrive home. Like every group I already have an opportunity to done there and that will be really lovely. This is a ‘JAMMA’ and the MASTER JAMMIN’ from Mandingo. Bob this express from your people, I can say my people, is our people. And you are in the Third World and April 22 in Jamaica, all the artists Jamaicans, you know unified singing and getting together. Because they think we can unify ourself. That’s good in _____. Ok now, here in Hilton..Park Avenue..America. We love just to say to you Bob, we love you in Africa. You know we never been in war, but what we can do is our fightings to get this United Nations, you know Medal of the Peace, to Bob. Then you are witnessing, I think a Don (Taylor) will be smiling, because the man ‘KAYA’ is a most wonderful thing. What we was needing in the front of 24,000 people, sharing and seeing you. That really what Africa need. Someone to express themself. You know what we buy the records of Bob Marley, Stevie Wonder. Twenty dollars and we tired. An we never have a chance to see him. That only why I propaganda to say, Bob in the front of the journalists do you see. My people that stay here and I put their last records of Bob Marley say. When he coming, an I say yah he’s gonna come, he’s gonna come because I’m  the _____ ambassador and I’m doing all a my best. An here is another brother, _____, they put your name. An they say Bob is on the way in Africa, an that is what we dream. God will bless you Bob. Let me put this on. On behalf of meet the press people, I love them they are making you a superstar.

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

I AM MORE A LIFE ANGEL

 

 

Me no deal with death.

I am not a Death Angel.

I am more a LIFE

Life Angel.

Seen.

Now the next man is a Death Angel

We is not of that.

Is a Life Angel.

Me want to show you a Life Angel.

Don't have the answer for that to Death

I have the answer to Life.

Bob Marley

ANANCY

Fact: I was to photograph the Gong discussing the Rastafarian newspaper SURVIVAL.
It is somewhat odd that many Marleyites are not aware that the Gong published three editions of the first Rastafarian newspaper, Survival, in 1980.
Somehow, I was blessed to have photographed all three cover photographs.

I can remember whilst working with the Gong on the first Rastafarian newspaper, Survival, I mentioned the word 'magical' to the Skipper and he said, try not to use that word, as it conjures up aspects of trickery.

He was probably correct.

THE MYSTIQUE OF BOB AND ANANCY
There are lots of descriptions of Bob..lots of reasonings on this thought
One of the descriptions is that of Anancy..and the Word was made flesh (incarnated)..Bob embodied the magical qualities of Anancy
The Anancy stories were brought to Jam in the 1600s by the Akan people of the Gold Coast (Ghana), and they were told and retold in the three Twi Dialects – Ashanti, ...Fanti, Akwapim
The art of storytelling is highly regarded in Jamaica and so is personal mystique
Bob Marley like Anancy became symbolic, larger-than-live figure for his people..a crucial symbol of courage embodying the concept that a supposedly lowly creature can outwit his formidable adversaries
Bob Marley like Anancy is elusive..precious little can be discovered about him and his presence is powerful indeed
Ananse spins a web between heaven and earth, and by means of this network god came down to man and man can reach up to god. But man’s separation from god is not completely bridged by this web, for everything depends upon the nature and character of Ananse who can trick both god and man.
The messenger of the gods becomes a bringer of both good and evil; he is both a Satan and a savior, a deceiver and a helper; he is a devouring monster catching unsuspecting man within his web as well as a mediator assisting man in his perilous ascent to god.
Among the Ashanti, Ananse is represented not merely as a trickster figure but also as a ghosthunter and a washer of souls for Nyankonpon (supreme creator sky-god)
He acts as a guardian for man, hunting and warding off the ghosts which oppress him; and he also stands between man and god, washing souls so that they might be worthy to appear before him. Thus the labyrinthine web of the spider is, in a very real sense, a symbol of the sky-gods’ inextricable weaving of man’s pattern of life, and of man’s total inability to avoul the voracity of Nyankonpon. Anancy is both god and man and expresses fully man’s weaknesses as well as his strength and guile
Anancy stories would start out like this We do not really mean, we do not really mean that what we are going to say is mean that what we are going to say is true ‘an conclude with this’ this is my story which I have told, and if it be sweet, or if it be not sweet, some you may accept as true and the rest you may praise me for telling it
Like Bob Brother Anancy captures Duppy’s..Brother Duppy – a supernatural being: is the enemy of Brother Anancy yet is also evil in his activities, so at times there is little distinction between their actions

THEM TRY TO TOPPLE BOB MARLEY

Them lick Marcus Garvey..them lick Malcolm X..them lick Martin Luther King..them even overthrow HIS MAJESTY during the KAYA time..you unnerstan'..so during all the KAYA time..so you have to take your time an suffer..an cool it a little bit man..an overthrow me too..because it was a thing going on..yah try to topple me too..BLOODCLAAT..a thing that go on..an INTERNATIONAL GERM..yah Ras Dread CONSPIRACY to execute me in a sense..yah man..I just take it easy..you know..people worried now..I say smoke KAYA an thing..yah because too much thing going on..you no need me to come tell you more thing..you need to think it out..cause what them say HIS MAJESTY...BLAH BLAH BOOM..look for yourself..take your head above the water..enjoy yourself...Bob Marley 1979