ead oppressed blacks to an African homeland. One of my favorite songs Bob Marley Exodus speaks of this. Exodus, all right! Movement of Jah people! Oh yeah! I find it interesting that a group of people would actually want to pick up everything they own and move some couple thousand miles away to a completely different country. Another crucial part of the Rastafarian faith was the use of marijuana, or ganja, as a kind of holy herb that brings enlightenment. I find this to be very interesting. Being brought up Catholic, The church has taught me in order to find enlightenment I must attend church regularly, pray, and help others. I cant imagine becoming closer to my God by smoking marijuana. Bob Marley and The Wailers often promoted the use of ganja with songs such as Get Up, Stand up. Most people think, great God will come from the skies, take away everything and make people feel high. But if you know what life is worth, you will look for yours on earth. And now you see Jah light, stand up for your rights. The Wailers music was fueled by their faith. Many poor Jamaicans saw Rastafarianism and The Wailers as a spiritual alternative to the frequent violence and ghetto life. This is why many of the poorer people of Jamaica also looked at Bob Marley as being a prophet. His music sent a message to the people that everything was going to be okay such as in his song Three Little Birds. Dont worry about a thing, cause every little thing, gonna be alright. This song is the Wailers most inspirational song to me. So many times when I have felt down, I put on this song and my problems almost do seem to leave me. In 1972, the Wailers signed a recording contract with a London-based record label, Island Records. Together Island records and The Wailers produced Catch a Fire, which was the Wailers first album to be marketed outside Jamaica. Catch a Fire brought the bands artless lyricism and infectious rhythms to a wider audience and includ...
