Best books about raggae music according to redditors

We found 6 Reddit comments discussing the best books about raggae music. We ranked the 6 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

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Top Reddit comments about Reggae Music:

u/ndirangul · 1 pointr/Semenretention

Bob Marley was not a whore. Simply because he had many children and he loved the ladies does not mean he went around spilling his seed.

Some facts about Bob:

  1. Bob was submerged into creating music, which he considered as his way to satisfy his soul and also complete divine works.

  2. When there was political chaos in JA, Bob Marley once held a concert to unite the people; because he could influence all people. In fact, he got shot as they were politicians who did not want him perform at that concert.

  3. Bob Marley only slept 4 hours a day. The rest of the time he was either working on his music, playing football, and he used to do morning runs too.

    Rastafarian diet is bogus? Wow! So, we are all living a lie by encouraging a natural diet?

    About Bob marley being a whore: You got it wrong. It is is just rasta's way of life; they are polygamous in nature.They are not tied by religious boundaries. They can choose to have more than one woman.

    But we are talking about semen retention here. Rastafarians understand the benefits of semen retention. They don't mix lustful thoughts with their work. There comes a time, when they submerge themselves into the works they are doing and that means staying away from the sex or having lustful thoughts.

    Are you saying because one is on semen retention, they cannot choose to impregnate several women? Bob believed in "procreate and fill the earth" gospel. All rastas do. It does not mean he went around doing senseless fucking. Have I not heard some of you say they will only spill the seed when creating a child? So why do you condemn others when they do it?

    Bob Marley is one of the most disciplined and spiritual musicians I know. None other come closer. Why do you condemn him yet you have not listened to his music, seen his works. You condemn him based on a few human errors or the perspective of others. Have you listened to his music? Do you know how his works impacted others? Maybe you just skimmed through a few songs.

    Look man, there is a difference between having lustful thoughts and having sex, and being disciplined about it. Rastas understand well the need for procreation. So, they don't shy away from impregnating women. what I'm talking about is promiscuity. If you follow the life of Bob Marley before he even attained success, you will see that what I'm talking about is real. And it is not just Bob Marley, all true with most rastas.

    Dude, so what is wrong with smoking weed? Weed is a natural herb. Will you stop with your misconceptions. Many ancients tribes having been using marijuana. Marijuana is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as "Kaneh bosm". Type that on Google.

    No doubt, Marijuana has it's medicinal and meditation benefits. To quote Rita Marley, she once said, "Rasta don't smoke the weed to get high; it put us is a spiritual, meditative, calm and holy state." - from the "Marley Documentary"

    A short Live performance I love watching:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k34boxNrqL8


    The Marley Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsTEx1s7PH4

    Some books:

    "No Woman, No Cry: My life with Bob Marley" by Rita Marley -

    https://www.amazon.com/No-Woman-Cry-Life-Marley-ebook/dp/B00ADQW0FO -- I did not read anywhere Rita is saying Bob raped her. There were fighting just like ordinary couples. In fact, Bob took Rita in with a kid already, and she cheated on Bob with another man, got pregnant, and Bob still took her back.

    "Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley - Christopher John F.
    https://www.amazon.com/Before-Legend-Rise-Bob-Marley/dp/0060539925

    https://jah-rastafari.com/forum/message-view.asp?message_group=5064&start_row=1

    Please don't condemn others ways or belief if you don't understand them. I simply shared with you a simple truth and you condemned it based on "what you know". You were probably skeptical too when you heard about semen retention.
u/flounderflound · 1 pointr/Ska

We stood against racism and fought for a better life for the working class, among other things. We got together, we danced, we fought alongside each other against people who would oppress us and others.

If you ever get a minute, I'd strongly suggest reading "Wheels Out of Gear: 2Tone, The Specials, and a World in Flame". It'll tell you a lot about what happened. Some of these struggles still carry on to this day, and some of us are still fighting this fight.

http://www.amazon.com/Wheels-Out-Gear-Specials-World/dp/0956642020/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427721448&sr=8-1&keywords=wheels+out+of+gear