Bob Marley's remains to be reburied in Ethiopia.
Associated Press Report
Thursday, January 13, 2005
The widow of reggae legend Bob Marley said she plans to exhume his remains in Jamaica and rebury them in his "spiritual resting place", Ethiopia. No date has been set for the reburial, but it will be after February when month long celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Marley's birth are planned in Ethiopia.
Both the Ethiopian church and government officials support the project, Rita Marley told The Associated Press and several other news organizations on Wednesday. "We are working on bringing his remains to Ethiopia," said Rita Marley, a former backup singer for her late husband's band, The Wailers. "It is part of Bob's own mission."
A spokesman for Bob Marley Music and the family later issued a statement quoting Rita Marley as saying that Jamaica "will remain the resting place for Bob Marley for the foreseeable future." Born in 1945 in rural St Ann parish in Jamaica, Marley rose from the gritty shantytowns of Kingston to global stardom with hits such as No Woman, No Cry and I Shot the Sheriff.
His lyrics promoting "one love" and social revolution made him an icon in developing countries worldwide. Marley died of cancer in Miami in 1981 at age 36.
Rita Marley said her late husband would be reburied in Shashemene, 155 miles (250 kilometers) south of Addis Ababa where several hundred Rastafarians have lived since they were given land by Ethiopia's last emperor, Haile Selassie.
Hundreds of thousands of Jamaicans embraced Selassie as their living god and head of the Rastafarian religious movement. Marley was a devout Rastafarian, a faith whose followers preach a oneness with nature, grow their hair uncombed into dreadlocks and smoke marijuana as a sacrament. About 700,000 people practice it worldwide.
"Bob's whole life is about Africa. It is not about Jamaica," said Rita Marley, a Jamaican singer who was born in Cuba and married the reggae star in 1966.
"How can you give up a continent for an island? He has a right for his remains to be where he would love them to be. This was his mission.
Fire fi Yuh
LEAVE THE MAN ALONE, WHAT 'APPEN TO THIS WOMAN.
By Protest @ World
Friday, January 14, 2005
Madness Dat
Rita want a raas kick, what the hell 'appen to her. What about all the family them a St Ann who a get little change from the tourists who come to visit Bob. Maybe Rita jus' want the 'ring' or it is a political move. (Go Dung)Rita is getting very unpopular regarding bob's business. I hope Bob many Children do not allow this Mad woman to go near him restin' place
By True Concern @ UK
Friday, January 14, 2005
Bob Marley
I don't think Rita should leave Bob in his resting place I KNOW IT. The spirit of Bob was a long lived, aged spirit that saw many lives before. The bones are simple physical remains, and I don't see any reason to upset many tousands of people by moving Bob's physical remains. The spirit of Bob lives on all over this world, even in Ethiopia, It seems like Rita has little faith in the fact that her late husband was a great soul sent to unleash the message of Peace and Freedom. Oh Please Rita. leave this idea in the grave.
By MysTycal @ UK London
mystycaldesigns@hotmail.com
Friday, January 14, 2005
REPRESENT
I DONT THINK THAT SHE SHOULD MOVE HIS BODY TO AFRICA EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ALL AFRICAN I WAS BORN AND RAISE IN JAMAICA. BOBMARLEY HAS ALOT TO DO WITH JAMAICAN HISTORY LIKE FOR EXAMPLE REGGAE HE WAS THE ONE WHO MADE RAGGAE THE MOST POPULAR MUSIC IN THE WORLD, FOR INSTANCE RAP WHERE DO U THINK RAP CAME FROM. AND NOW THERE ARE OTHER COUNTRIES THAT COPY OUR HERITAGE. SO IF U MOVE HIM WAT ELSE DO U THINK JAMAICANS WOULD LOOK FORWORD TO AND REMEMBER HIS MUSEUM IS VERY FAMOUS PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SEE IT AND HE IS KNOW ALL OVER THE WORLD BECAUSE MY FRIEND IS FROM PERU AND HE SAYS EVERYONE THERE LOVES BOBMARLEY
By JUST TELLING MY PIECE @ USA NJ
Friday, January 14, 2005
REPRESENT
I DONT THINK THAT SHE SHOULD MOVE HIS BODY TO AFRICA EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ALL AFRICAN I WAS BORN AND RAISE IN JAMAICA. BOBMARLEY HAS ALOT TO DO WITH JAMAICAN HISTORY LIKE FOR EXAMPLE REGGAE HE WAS THE ONE WHO MADE RAGGAE THE MOST POPULAR MUSIC IN THE WORLD, FOR INSTANCE RAP WHERE DO U THINK RAP CAME FROM. AND NOW THERE ARE OTHER COUNTRIES THAT COPY OUR HERITAGE. SO IF U MOVE HIM WAT ELSE DO U THINK JAMAICANS WOULD LOOK FORWORD TO AND REMEMBER HIS MUSEUM IS VERY FAMOUS PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SEE IT AND HE IS KNOW ALL OVER THE WORLD BECAUSE MY FRIEND IS FROM PERU AND HE SAYS EVERYONE THERE LOVES BOBMARLEY
By JUST TELLING MY PIECE @ USA NJ
Friday, January 14, 2005
REPRESENT
I DONT THINK THAT SHE SHOULD MOVE HIS BODY TO ARICA EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ALL AFRICAN I WAS BORN AND RAISE IN JAMAICA. BOBMARLEY HAS ALOT TO DO WITH JAMAICAN HISTORY LIKE FOR EXAMPLE REGGAE HE WAS THE ONE WHO MADE RAGGAE THE MOST POPULAR MUSIC IN THE WORLD, FOR INSTANCE RAP WHERE DO U THINK RAP CAME FROM. AND NOW THERE ARE OTHER COUNTRIES THAT COPY OUR HERITAGE. SO IF U MOVE HIM WAT ELSE DO U THINK JAMAICANS WOULD LOOK FORWORD TO AND REMEMBER HIS MUSEUM IS VERY FAMOUS PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SEE IT AND HE IS KNOW ALL OVER THE WORLD BECAUSE MY FRIEND IS FROM PERU AND HE SAYS EVERYONE THERE LOVES BOBMARLEY
By JUST TELLING MY PIECE @ USA NJ
Friday, January 14, 2005
Jamaican People
I was born and raised in Cali, but if you were to come to my yard, a pure Jam Down yu would of tink you de, an you would of known you were in the house of a Rasta family. My father might have moved from JA but he never left JA behind. When he was on his death bed, it was not a grave in the US or Africa he wanted to be, but it was JA he wanted to sleep. What Rita is doing smells like Money.
By Tajahman @ US, California
BigTaka1@aol.com
Friday, January 14, 2005
Don't move him! Let him be!!
Rita, don't move Bob Marley from his resting place. He's very symbolic in Jamaica. Everytime I go to Jamaica to visit my family, I always visit his museum. It would hurt me dearly that when I do visit in the future, that his remains will no longer be in the country. Rita, you shouldn't remove him, just let him be.
By anonymous @ USA, NJ
imhereforu_x@yahoo.com
Friday, January 14, 2005
idiot ting dat
what rita is doing makes no sense because all black people are african we all orginated from there. why would she wait until all these years to now move his remains it makes no sense. just leave the man let him rest in peace. many people come to jamaica just to see his museum. by moving him she is looking to start a riot and it might not be good for her.
By jukebox @ n.y., u.s
duncan2626@yahoo.com
Friday, January 14, 2005
IF wasn't for Jamaica....
If Wasn't for Jamaica there would never be Mr. Bob Marley. His roots and elements evolved out ah JA. Rita you got it twisted even though we are black not all people in Africa accept us as Africans.
By FEARNUHN @ US Army/IRAQ
Fearnuhn@yahoo.com
Friday, January 14, 2005
Good luck getting his Body out of Jam down
Just pray to Jah first that the Jamaican people don't kill you first and bury your A$$ in a ethiopia. Put it like this, Bob soul da a ethiopia and his remains a go stay a Jam Down. Rita, don't mess with Jamaican people and their messenger Bob. If anyone knows Rita personally please tell her to take some time out and read some of these comments on MZM.com
By Mikeytwist @ USA, PA
Mikeytwist@yahoo.com
Friday, January 14, 2005
::shrug shoulders::
I think Rita should leave Bob right where he is in Jamaica. People travel there to see him and his nice museum. And thats his birth country and he should rest there.
By Sherika @ USA ,CA
JamaicanRika00@aol.com
Friday, January 14, 2005
marleys final resting place
bob marleywas from ja his mother was black his dad white so why not bury him in england i dont care wa anybody wan say i born in jamica i want to live there again some day my foreparents are from india but you dont hear me repersenting india i rep ja always and for ever anybody want to move from jamica cause theys not proud to be do it !! please we"ll survive jamica is the most wongerfull place in the world if you can see it to bad
By moe @ usa new york
tazalways@msn.com
Thursday, January 13, 2005
RIP ROBERT MARLEY
Wrong move sista rita.With all due respect, to you,Bob and your family, I think bob now is married to jamaica and its people so he should remain with his family.
(P.S. a public pole i would like some feed back on; DO YOU THINK BOB MARLEY IS NOW THE WORLDS MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINER?.......)
By jahharry @ Toronto, Canada
jahharry@hotmail.com
Thursday, January 13, 2005
bob marley
RITA IS DOING THE MOST SELFISH THING A PERSON COULD DO . BOB IS THE VOICE OF JAMAICA, HE WOULD NEVER HAVE WANTED THIS. JUST THE THOUGHT OF HIS REMAINS NOT BEING IN JAMAICA TEARS MY HEART APART. RITA PLEASE DON'T DRIVE JAMAICANS TO HATE YOU.
By SLAUGHTER @ U.S.A. MARYLAND
alisia21207@yahoo.com
Thursday, January 13, 2005
bob marley
RITA IS DOING THE MOST SELFISH THING A PERSON COULD DO . BOB IS THE VOICE OF JAMAICA, HE WOULD NEVER HAVE WANTED THIS. JUST THE THOUGHT OF HIS REMAINS NOT BEING IN JAMAICA TEARS MY HEART APART. RITA PLEASE DON'T DRIVE JAMAICANS TO HATE YOU.
By SLAUGHTER @ U.S.A. MARYLAND
alisia21207@yahoo.com
Thursday, January 13, 2005
RIP Brother Bob and Brother Yaya
"Dont care where ya come from - as long as you a black man - you an Afrikan..."
Peter Tosh
By Dian @ ATL
daytone
Thursday, January 13, 2005
What about de people
What kinda idiat ting rita a promote....leave de man body a jamaica where its symbolic not only to de jamaican people but to de whole over dat follow reggae music. True dat ethiopia is a spiritual resting place for all rasta man...but bob marley is a leader,a rasta, a teacher...and believe it our not he was de voice for all caribbean people jamaican or not...so we love and raspect Robert Nesta as long a time...Selassie is in his resting place as a leader and a teacher in ethiopia ...so please leave bob a yard and dont take im to ethiopia....if you take him away you go take a big part of our lives with him....memba me tell you dat
rico
By rico @ st kitts west indies
sandypointer@yahoo.com
Thursday, January 13, 2005
it was part of his dream anyway
i completely agree with rita.Most of us jamaicans seem to forget that jamaica isn`t even our homeland ,africa is.Bob always talked about going to live in ethiopia or zimbabwe after his carrier which obviously concludes that he wanted africa to be his final resting place.RIP Bob
By lucky smith @ Canada
luckykb8@hotmail.com
Thursday, January 13, 2005
He's Jamaican !!!
That is not right at all.. if thats what he wanted why didnt she bury him there in the first place. Hes Jamaican and should be buried in Jamaica. Fair enough his widow Rita Marley (who is re-married but still uses Marley) but she has no right to exhume the mans body. let his soul rest in peace. What has Ethiopis done fo r us Jamaicans. Does this means that all christians should now be buried in Bethlehem ????
By Tremaine Rennis @ London, England
trekianauk@yahoo.co.uk
Thursday, January 13, 2005
Let Him RIP
Please Rita, Bob did his job on the earth as a great messenger, it does not matter where his remains lie. HE WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS no matter where you come from or going. PLEASE LET HIM REST IN PEACE.
By Natty @ IL, USA
NattyI@optonlineonline.net
Thursday, January 13, 2005
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