Rastafari: From Di Mountain to Di World ( The Patois version)

Inna di hills above Kingston, before di world even did have a name fi it, a movement did a grow. It never start wid kings nor politicians — it start wid di poorest people pon di island. Men and women who been told fi generations dat dem less than. Dat dem Africa was a place fi shame. Dat dem skin was a burden. Rastafari say something different. Rastafari say: you are royalty. You connected to something ancient and unbreakable. Jah live. Rastafari: From Di Mountain to Di World is the only full-length account of Rastafari history written in authentic Jamaican Patois. From di roots in 1930s Jamaica and di coronation of Haile Selassie I, through di teachings of Marcus Garvey, di drumbeats of Nyahbinghi, di rise of reggae music, and di global spread of di faith. For Jamaicans everywhere — at home and in the diaspora — this book speaks to you in your own voice, about your own heritage. Note: This book is written in authentic Jamaican Patois. Readers unfamiliar with Patois may wish to read the companion English edition first. Published by Wappy King Publishing House. All content is original, human-authored work by Winston Phillips.