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Rastafari

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Noun1.Rastafari - (Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music
Rastas
cult - followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
youth subculture - a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre
Jamaica - a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
Rasta, Rastafarian - follower of Rastafarianism
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Among topics of the entries are African Americans in various Christian denominations, Catimbo, maroons, the Nation of Islam, the Orisha religion in Trinidad, Rastafari, Santeria, Shrine of the Black Madonna, Umbanda, and Wicca.
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But the young performers will also celebrate the talents of some of the artists who put reggae music on the map - musicians such as Luther Vandross, Jamaican reggae singer Dennis Brown and Peter Tosh, a core member of The Wailers who then went on to have a successful solo career as well as being a trailblazer for the Rastafari movement.
Tracing roots through music of black culture; History's good ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
To understand what gave rise to Max Romeo's "Maccabee Version" one must understand the deep roots of both Romeo and the Rastafari movement among African working-class, peasant people in Jamaica.
Reggae reveals Church involvement in slavery by Tidemann, Paul A. / Currents in Theology and Mission
 
 
 
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