TEAM RNS PRESENTS

ARTIST: Burning Spear

LABEL: Warner Records

0hr 46min total- 67.7mb

RELEASE DATE: 2003-00-00
RIP DATE: 2003-06-23

02 We Feel It                     4:06

05 Rock And Roll                  4:16

08 Loved For Who I AM             3:31

Once in a great while, an artist
emerges that has a
profound effect on popular culture.
Burning Spear is such an
artist. A certifiable musical legend,
Spears career has already
spanned over three decades and shows no
sign of slowing down.
His concerts regularly last over two
hours, a live show that delivers
more energy and vibrancy than many rock
and roll bands that are
half his age. Its no surprise that Spear
was the only reggae artist
included in the 2002 music issue of
Vanity Fair. But it is not just the
music that generates the excitement, it
is also the message.
Carrying the torch for the gospel of
Marcus Garvey, Burning Spear
is one of the single greatest
proponents of self-determination and
self-reliance for all African descendants;
but his message is not
exclusively based on the teachings of
Garvey. Through his music,
Burning Spear has consistently been
able to educate, inform, and uplift
people the world over with his positive
message based on honesty, peace, and

Growing up in the parish of St Anns
Jamaica, the same musical hotbed
that produced Bob Marley and the
Wailers, Burning Spear made his
first recording of "Door Peep" in 1969
for the esteemed Studio One
label. In fact, it was Bob Marley himself
that referred Spear to Studio
One. As Spear recalls:

"The way the whole thing came about is
that I found myself moving along
up in the hills of St. Anns and I ran
into Bob (Marley) at the same time.

Bob was going to his farm. The man was
moving with a donkey and some
buckets and a fork, and cutlass and
plants. We just reason man to man and
I-man say wherein I would like to get
involved in the music business. And
Bob say, All right, just check Studio

While at Studio One, Burning Spear
recorded his first two classic albums,
Burning Spear and Rocking Time.

Building on this solid foundation,
Spear went on to record for Island

in the 70s, releasing three albums
(Marcus Garvey, Man in the Hills,
and Garveys Ghost) that not only
reshaped the face of reggae music,
but also saw the emergence of Burning
Spear as an international artist
whose artistic vision began to permeate
popular culture around the world.
He followed these up with the release of
Hail H.I.M. for EMI and set the stage
for a prolific string of releases
through the 80s and 90s, including the

winning Calling Rastafari, as well as
Rasta Business, The World Should Know,
Fittest of the Fittest, and more.

And now, Burning Spear is ready to
embark on a new journey with the launch
of Burning Spear Records and his first
release, Live At Montreaux Jazz Festival

A stellar collection of now classic
Spear anthems, including "Slavery

"Rocking Time", and more, Live at
Montreaux is just the first of several

that will also include the re-issue of
previously unavailable Spear recordings as

new studio album in 2003.

Get ready for the next 30 years and
Keep the Spear Burning!

Big Ups to all the reggae and dancehall
groups, i love y'all !!!

RNS 2k3 Just Blaze!