Burning Spear

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person recording artist reggae singer songwriter

Burning Spear is a pioneering Jamaican roots reggae singer and songwriter renowned for his spiritually charged, politically conscious music closely associated with Rastafarianism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
reggae singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeIn 1970s Jamaican roots reggae scene ⓘ
associatedWith Jamaican roots reggae movement ⓘ
Rastafarianism ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album ⓘ
birthName Winston Rodney ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Jamaica ⓘ
genre reggae ⓘ
roots reggae ⓘ
hasCharacteristic politically conscious lyrics ⓘ
spiritually charged lyrics ⓘ
influencedBy Marcus Garvey ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
lyricTheme African history ⓘ
Pan-Africanism ⓘ
Rastafarian spirituality ⓘ
political consciousness ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
movement Rastafari movement ⓘ
surface form: Rastafari
notableAlbum Calling Rastafari ⓘ
Dry & Heavy ⓘ
Garvey's Ghost ⓘ
Hail H.I.M. ⓘ
Jah Is Real ⓘ
Man in the Hills ⓘ
Marcus Garvey ⓘ
Our Music ⓘ
Resistance ⓘ
Social Living ⓘ
notableWork Calling Rastafari ⓘ
Door Peep ⓘ
Dry & Heavy ⓘ
Garvey's Ghost ⓘ
Hail H.I.M. ⓘ
Jah Is Real ⓘ
Man in the Hills ⓘ
Marcus Children ⓘ
Marcus Garvey ⓘ
Marcus Garvey (song) ⓘ
Our Music ⓘ
Resistance ⓘ
Rocking Time ⓘ
Slavery Days ⓘ
Social Living ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica ⓘ
vocalStyle chant-like delivery ⓘ

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