28/03/11

I have now started researching into the various reggae artists who draw inspiration from the faith of Rastafarianism for their lyrics. The obvious and most logical place for me to start has been with reggae icon and legend Bob Marley. Being the so called Prophet of Rastafarianism it was pretty much garnteed the I would find some strong links within his lyric choice. This i feel has got the main body of my study off to a good start and will stand me in good stead for the rest of my dissertation.

JP

21/03/11

I Have now finished my background of Rastafarianism instalment in my dissertation. I was a lot harder than I thought it would be but I would definitely say that it has been most beneficial to my area of study as i now know what I am looking for with in the lyrics of reggae songs. Over the past week I concluded this background research by talking about the Rastafarians I-tal diet and their use of spiritual Marijuana. I also came to learn that they dont believe in the drinking of alcohol which i found very interesting.

Next up il shall begin my association with Rastafarianism and the lyrics of reggae music.

JP

14/03/11

This past week Iv have been researching and writing about the general appearance and mannerisms of the Rastafari. I have learnt a great deal about the meaning behind their choses colours of Red, Yellow, Black and Green. I have also learnt a lot of the origins of Dreadlocks. Research has also begun into their interesting eating habits and overall diet and beliefs towards Alcohol and Drug use so this will be written about next week.

JP