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Burning Spear

Winston Rodney's destiny appeared set after he met another famous son of Saint Ann, Jamaica - Bob Marley - in 1969. Marley introduced him to the famous reggae producer Clement Dodd and Rodney put together a band, adopting the name Burning Spear from Kenya's first president, Jomyo Kenyatta. The group recorded a series of singles in Dodd's studio but their big breakthrough came in 1975 after teaming up with Jack Ruby on the Marcus Garvey album, inspired by the Rastafarian prophet. It turned them into one of Jamaica's most important reggae groups and secured a major label deal with ...