How have Bob Marley and the Wailers influenced peace/unity in Africa?

Question

I want to write a paper on this topic, i dont know whether peace or unity yet, but i'm not sure where to start looking for sources.

links and opinions on which topic would have a wider range

of information would be amazing.

thanks in advance!

peace

Answer 1

There is no part of Africa that has peace and unity. Bob Marley has no chance of bringing it there or it would have happened when he was popular!

Answer 2

I dont have an answer for you, but I do have some info for you to make a start. Obviously, you know that Marley was a believer in Rastafaianism. He also was involved in the "Back to Africa" movement headed by Haile Salassie. That is where I would start a paper. I am sketchy on the specifics, but form what I remember, this is what you have been looking for.

Answer 3

Survival, a defiant and politically charged album, was released in 1979. Tracks such as "Zimbabwe", "Africa Unite", "Wake Up and Live", and "Survival" reflected Marley's support for the struggles of Africans. His appearance at the Amandla Festival in Boston in July 1979 showed his strong opposition to South African apartheid, which he already had shown in his song "War" in 1976. In early 1980, he was invited to perform at the April 17 celebration of Zimbabwe's Independence Day.

However there is still issues of ethinic/religious clashes in Africa and the issue of the Tyranny of the warloards of those region.