Fred Locks Archives

The Story Behind The Song: Fred Locks’ Repatriation Anthem ‘Black Star Liner’

By Sheldon Williams Mon, March 18 2024, 10:39 AM EST

Fred Locks‘ Black Star Liner was more than just a catchy roots Reggae tune. It was a potent anthem about the Garveyite yearning for repatriation, which resonated with a new generation of Rastafarian youth in Jamaica and the UK when it was released in 1975.

Fred Locks Says Rastafarian Elders Had Some Rather Unflattering Nicknames For Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, And Bunny Wailer

By Claudia Gardner Mon, March 4 2024, 06:32 PM EST

Rastafari’s Nyahbinghi and Bobo Ashanti elders had refused to embrace the legendary trio of Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, and Peter Tosh in their heydays but instead bestowed some rather unflattering nicknames upon the men, according to veteran Reggae artist Fred Locks.