Rastafari/Marley

The side of Rastafari faith that Bob Marley exhibits in his music is one of passion and rhythm. Marley is delivering messages that have the potential to be interpreted in different ways, but his delivery always involves the same passion and the reggae style always provides the relaxed rhythm. Seeing the Marley videos made me feel like the Rastafari religion is one of passion, love, and music.

The video of Rastafari in Jamaica promoted ideas, but the message about the faith was much more upfront (obviously). The Rastas who are interviewed speak of traditions and rituals, something that is not immediately obvious in Marley's music. Marley does exhibit many of these things visually, though, such as dreadlocks and portraits of Selassie. Rhythm and passion are very evident in this video.

The main difference between these videos was that Marley's music provides a message rooted in modernity while the video of Rastas in Jamaica offers a much more traditional view of the religion.