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The Rastafari Movement

Rastafari, Roots, Reggae

Music was the most effective purveyor of the Rastafari message in Britain. With its genesis in the Caribbean, roots-reggae quickly established itself as a key medium of expression for Britain's disaffected and ostracised Black youth, while "Sound System" culture provided them with a relatively safe space. By the end of the 1980s, mainstream British society knew of Rastafari through the roots-reggae sound.

How important was music to the Rastafari movement in Britain, and why? In what ways did music "mainstream" Rastafari?

Evidence

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Bob Marley and the Wailers

Investigate the impact of this iconic musician on Britain's growing Rastafari community.
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Sound System Culture

Investigate the importance of Sound System culture to the survival strategies of Britain's Black youth.
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A Political Soundtrack

Investigate the ways in which roots-reggae "mainstreamed" the Rastafari message in British society
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The music playing is a track by Ras Cos Tafari entitled " Inna Inglan"
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