One of the interesting things about the late reggae singer Peter Tosh, a founding member of The Wailers, was his awareness of the power of words. Not just as a means through which to relate emotions or to excite through entertainment. But, as a sharp, political tool. Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh in the seaside [...]
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Peter Tosh, Razor Sharp Revolutionary Wordsmith
Posted on 10 July 2011.
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Oh, Bamboo Cart!
Posted on 29 March 2011.
It didn’t take much for a firebrand like Peter Tosh to get vex. Anything that went against the grain of what he saw as truths, rights, equality and justice and he had no qualms to lick out against it. Often the explosion would be spontaneous or immediate. Such was the case when Tosh (who was [...]
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Peter Tosh – Legalize It Album
Posted on 03 November 2010.
I loved the spiritual quality of this album. This is particularly centred on the track Igziabeher which Tosh kindly explained its meaning in parenthesis as Let Jah Be Praised. The haunting instrumentation and the raw, melodic quality of the track Igziabeher are like what you imagine music in heaven, if you believe in such things, [...]
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UK Black History Month 2010 – Day 19
Posted on 19 October 2010.
Today’s UK Black History Month 2010 profile is Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh (19 October, 1944 – 11 September 1987), Singer, Musician, Anti-Apartheid Campaigner, Pro-Cannabis Advocate, core member of The Wailers and Rastafari movement trailblazer. Peter Tosh was more than a luminary in the development of reggae music. He was the ultimate firebrand, speaking [...]
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