In reggae song after reggae song Bob Marley and other reggae singers speak of the Promised Land of Ethiopia. -Repatriation is a must - they cry. The Rastafari have been travelling to Ethiopia since the movement originated in Jamaica in 1930s. They consider it the Promised Land, and repatriation is a cornerstone of their faith. Though Ethiopians see Rastafari as immigrants, the Rastafari see themselves as returning members of the Ethiopian diaspora. In Visions of Zion, Erin C. MacLeod offers the first in-depth investigation into how Ethiopians perceive Rastafari and Rastafarians...
In reggae song after reggae song Bob Marley and other reggae singers speak of the Promised Land of Ethiopia. -Repatriation is a must - they cry. Th...