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'It is an absolute honour to have such a magnificent piece of art and history in my possession.....time and time again I look at those photographs and am blessed to see the people and places that are the Legends of my lifetime'. Maria Cherry - Lincolnshire, UK


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UNCLE SYD REASONS WITH LINDSAY OLIVER DONALD

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PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS BOOK LAUNCH

Greetings.
I am here in an Internet Cafe in South Kensington, London, and am pleased to announce I have been given due access to launch the book Portrait of a Legend and other Folks, on Wednesday, August 14, at the Jamaican High Commission, in London
Kindly watch this space.
Peace and LOVE.

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Portrait of a Legend and other Folks.
Words: Robert Nesta Marley.
Photographs: Lindsay Oliver Donald.
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THE WAIT IS OVER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THE WAIT IS FINALLY OVER

Greetings.
The wait is finally over.
This day I spent three hours at Bookbinders of London.
 Here I am with the CEO, Mr Simon Bailey.
Bookbinders of London is a reputable family run printing business located in Highbury, North London, providing a one stop shop for printing & binding needs and have been in business for over one hundred years.
Class.
I duly paid for a prototype copy of Portrait of a Legend and other Folks.
A word of warning.
This book will be of the highest quality and will not be cheap, also, the website to pre order a copy will shortly be online.
All is good so far.
Bless.

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UNCLE SYD REASONS WITH LINDSAY DONALD

UNCLE SYD AWARD WINNING FAMILY PROGRAM ON HEART OF LOVE RADIO REASONS WITH LINDSAY DONALD ON HIS FORTHCOMING BOOK "PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS".

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A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME

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CHRISTMAS HAS BEEN SHOT

 

 

I met Benjamin Zephaniah some 20 years ago when I was at Caribbean Times and have not seen him since. I did take some shots of him but those are with Caribbean Times.

 

 

 

CHRISTMAS HAS BEEN SHOT - DR. BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH
Christmas has been shot away this year,
There are too many choppers chopping up the sky
Too many bullets in the air for good tidings,
There will be no Christ and no mass
And darkness has fallen upon the land.
No one shall make a joyful noise unto the Lord
Or serve the Lord with gladness,
No one shall come before his presence with singing,
And Palestinian Christians who want to declare
The name of the Lord in Jerusalem
Or glorify the boy in Bethlehem
Have been told to piss off to Jordan,
Syria or Iraq.

All the saints have been told
To wait for the resumption of peace talks
And the angels of the Lord have been told
To wait until the Americans are ready
Because Zion means something else now,
And yes it was written that the truth shall flow
From the mouths of babe and suckling,
But babes and sucklings beware
The soldiers have orders to kill,
And the spirit of King Herod is alive.
They're not doing Christmas this year,
It has been shot away'And anyway
Christ is no messiah,' said the soldier
'This is our Promised Land. '

What we see over Bethlehem this year
Is a spineless, skeleton of a Christmas,
A Christmas that has been occupied, strangled
And driven to tears, crying tear gas and burning,
It's a Christmas that has no songs or sermons
Except the song of the bomber;
As loud as dying
As quiet as death.
Welcome to the birthplace of his holiness
Welcome to the humiliation of the natives,
Here even flowers are shot down
If they fly the local flag,
You will not hear the bells of Christmas
And you will not hear the women sing.
'And let me tell you something else,'
said the soldier
'No virgin gave birth here - we wouldn't allow it.'

Sorry gentiles
It looks like it's gonna be a cold Christmas,
Ain't no spirit of the Lord moving over the manger
Just a nuclear power
Flying in from Tel Aviv via Washington DC.
The power of the almighty has come for sure
To suck Christmas dry
And to blow Christmas away.
There will be no mercy
And no rejoicing
And no worshipping any little Black Palestinian boy,
And no crosses
And no three wise women or men
And no Arab shepherds,
Because Christmas has been done in
Christmas is coughing and choking
Christmas has been hit by bullets from the west,
So if you want to do Christmas this year
Take a bible,
Sit indoors,
And do your own thing,
Just don't do it in Bethlehem.

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Millions of people know Benjamin Zephania's voice. The popular Rasta poet has given readings around the world, from Palestine to Argentina, as well as throughout the UK. Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was born in Birmingham and grew up in Jamaica and in Handsworth. In 1989 he was nominated for Oxford Professor of Poetry. After a journey to Palestine, Zephaniah wrote a pamphlet entitled Rasta Time in Palestine (1990).

We present to you this evening Zephaniah's poem, "Christmas has been shot" which is included in his poetry collection, entitled "Too Black, Too Strong." (Too Black, Too Strong. Newcastle, Bloodaxe, 2001.) Zephaniah writes in his foreword to the collection: "the world is staying silent as the Palestinians are being annihilated" later he says: "I feel a sense of urgency here is a poet who won't stay silent." He explains the collection's title thus:

"When I say 'black' it means more than skin colour, I include Romany, Iraqi, Indians, Kurds, Palestinians, all those that are treated Black by the united white states. My 'strong' is the strength that we get when we stand up and get counted...When I say 'Too Black, Too Strong', I mean unity is strength, I mean 'true' free speech, I mean no justice, no peace."

When I was about 18 I sent Bob Marley a bunch of my poems. He wrote me a letter back - which I never kept - saying: 'Nice work, keep it up, you're saying something positive.' I met him later. I almost wanted him to write it again. ~ Benjamin Zephaniah

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BOUND FOR GLORY

 

 

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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

THE LEGEND

 

I was blessed to call Bob Marley my bredrin'. My book PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS will include 200 photographs of my work. A good portion of the book will be devoted to THE LEGEND BOB MARLEY. Included also in the book will be other Icons who I had the blessing of photographing.

WHAT IS A LEGEND?
A legend (Latin,  legenda, "things to be read") is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude. Legend, for its active and passive participants includes no happenings that are outside the realm of "possibility", defined by a highly flexible set of parameters, which may include mracles that are perceived as actually having happened, within the specific tradition of indoctrination where the legend arises, and within which it may be transformed over time, in order to keep it fresh and vital, and realistic. A majority of legends operate within the realm of uncertainty, never being entirely believed by the participants, but also never being resolutely doubted.



This photograph is from Amsterdam 1976. This isn't my work but I LIKE IT. A dat.

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WE WANNA GO HOME

WE CAME HERE AS SLAVES AN WE WANNA GO HOME... BOB MARLEY

 

 

 

OPEN LONDON

Open London is a small project which began in early 2012 documentating probably one of the greatest city in the world, London.

JUST A MAN A THE GHETTO

 

 I'M JUST A MAN A THE GHETTO
WE IS WHAT WE ARE YOU KNOW
CAN'T CHANGE... BOB MARLEY

 

This is the Bob I know.

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THE PURPOSE OF BOB MARLEY

 

So that was the purpose of having Bob Marley in Trenchtown, that we use Bob Marley as our Messenjah who carry the message around the whole world... Planno

 

Many are CALLED but few are CHOSEN.

I was CHOSEN to photograph the GOLDEN AGE OF REGGAE.

PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND AND OTHER FOLKS.