Legendry reggae singer Bunny Wailer's death marks a void in Afro-American, Carribean and Reggae music.
I remember how he, his boyhood friend Bob Morley and fellow Jamaican Peter Tosche took youngsters by storm all over the world with their probably the first ever raggae band in the world. (I nostalgically remember the lyrics of songs such as "Buffalo Soldier" by Bob Morley and The Wailers. Their songs were meaningful and covered political and cultural aspects of the west Indian regional diaspora with East African origin. Their songs synchronised with many of Mark Twain's novels).
Interestingly, when I had lived in Ethiopia in 1982 and 1983, I could infer the strong influence that Ras Tafarian culture in Ethiopia had on Jamaican people (although Ethiopia and Jamaica are far away from each other, separated by a few countries in Africa and the vast Atlantic ocean).
It is amazing that Jamaicans cherish their Ras Tafarian identity to this day.
Bunny will be remembered by his numerous fans all over the world for his simple and nice music.
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