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> "Bob Marley sang that people who forget about their ancestors are the same as a tree without roots," says Kano, 62. "I checked the lyrics as a teenager, thoug
by deogeo 8y ago
> "Bob Marley sang that people who forget about their ancestors are the same as a tree without roots," says Kano, 62. "I checked the lyrics as a teenager, though they became more meaningful to me as I matured."
A stark contrast to the 'accident of birth' attitude prevalent in much of the West.
- sverige 8y agoI've noticed that almost no one talks about Bob Marley's Welsh father.
- ZeroGravitas 8y agoThat might be because he wasn't Welsh, but a Jamaican-born son of an Englishman.
- sverige 8y agoI was wrong, he was English, not Welsh, apparently. But he was born in Crowborough, East Sussex, not in Jamaica. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-27426329 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-27426329