Haile Selassie

since 2025 › Mar › 23 (Sun) @ 09:08 UTC

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29 days ago

‘They didn’t call us for Live Aid’: the stars behind Black Britain’s forgotten charity record

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 13:15 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

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In 1985, a star-studded lineup of Black UK musicians, including Aswad, Dennis Brown and Janet Kay, recorded a charity single to raise funds for famine-stricken Ethiopia. Why are their efforts so litt…

41 days ago

‘Many Rastas were chased away, but we’re determined to remain’: Ethiopia’s religious community under threat

found 2025 › Mar › 23 (Sun) @ 09:07 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

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Rastafarians who sought a spiritual homeland in Shashamene face eviction and arrest for flying flag of Haile Selassie’s empire

In 1999, Ras Paul, a west London DJ born to Jamaican parents, sold part o…

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