Burning Spear talks Jamaican food, music and the role of reggae today.

"There are so many t’ings that are taking place today with the music but regardless of what taking place, it is one big house of reggae music and within this house there are so many different kind of music and the people have to choose the music what make them feel comfortable listening to. Y’know – but I can remember that in the late 50s, the beginning of the 60s, 70s and early 80s, the music would be talking about the roots and the culture and the history that surrounded the roots and the culture the music would be talking about the struggling of the people and the suffering of the people and the everyday lifestyle of living of the people. The music would also be talking about the system and other t’ings that are connected to the system. Those are the t’ings that the music would be talking about at that time. Today the music been talkin’ a different talk..."

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