Bob Marley would have been 80 next week ... The Negus? He meant Haile Selassie, the former emperor of Ethiopia, the central deity for Rastafarian believers like Marley. His fury went on ...

Bob Marley’s music is a soundtrack for liberation ... The first-mentioned song, which was inspired by a speech by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, became an anthem for human rights.

In this offering, Bob Marley warns against manipulation and ... everywhere is war” Borrowed from a speech by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, this line delivers a hard-hitting truth about ...

Stephen Voss/WPN The most recognizable face of the Rastafari movement is the late musician Bob Marley ... and King Solomon—was crowned Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.