Both originating in Jamaica, reggae and the Rastafarian movement are connected through shared themes of equal rights, justice, and the mystical consciousness of kumina, an earlier Jamaican religious tradition that ritualized communication with ancestors. Reggae became associated with the movement through the influence of Rastafarian musicians and groups such as Bob Marley and the Wailers and, later, Big Youth, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear (principally band member Winston Rodney), and Culture.
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