cappie Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Anglican Church hymnals in Jamaica are set for a musical shake-up with the addition of songs by homegrown reggae legends such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. The songbooks will bring in a hybrid between reggae and traditional worship music from the island. Church leaders said that Marley’s ‘One Love’, and Peter Tosh’s ‘Psalm 27’ will be the first reggae tunes to be added to the collection of Anglican Church hymnals. The move has come despite the fact that the two musicians were against the Church. Rev Ernle Gordon said the two musicians may have been anti-church, but they weren't anti-God or anti-religion. He said the songs would help modernise the hymnals, according to Canada-based publication The Record. Marley and Tosh, who both died in the 1980s, practised Rastafarianism, a faith founded by descendants of slaves in response to black oppression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeCatholic Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Funny thing: Marley converted to Catholicism on his deathbed :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aalpha1989 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 [quote name='CoffeeCatholic' post='1362135' date='Aug 18 2007, 06:25 PM']Funny thing: Marley converted to Catholicism on his deathbed :-D[/quote] i didn't know that...that's cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Punk Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 [quote name='CoffeeCatholic' post='1362135' date='Aug 18 2007, 07:25 PM']Funny thing: Marley converted to Catholicism on his deathbed :-D[/quote] I was not aware of this... He has some great songs tough, none that I would consider for a hymns during mass, but I love just listening to the reaggea rhythm to help you unwind. I dont know about the songs that sing about smoking up though for church music though ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tojo Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 This makes the Gather Hymnal almost seem alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 [quote name='CoffeeCatholic' post='1362135' date='Aug 18 2007, 06:25 PM']Funny thing: Marley converted to Catholicism on his deathbed :-D[/quote] Really?!?! That is so awesome! He is one of my favorite singers. However I'm pretty sure he was a Rastafarian when he wrote "One Love"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeCatholic Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Oh, i'm pretty sure he was NOT Catholic when he wrote most of his songs- from what i hear, "Deathbed" meant the last few days of his life. :-D But I bet (pray) he makes a rockin' saint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightec Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I would becareful around the incense that they might burn during mass. You might end up with the munchies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddington Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I drove past an Episcopal Church in Florida that said "U2 Rock Mass" on their thingy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 [quote name='CoffeeCatholic' post='1362255' date='Aug 18 2007, 09:19 PM']:-D But I bet (pray) he makes a rockin' saint![/quote] I seriously want to sit next to him in heaven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 (edited) By the way, where did you hear that he converted? Edited August 19, 2007 by Totus Tuus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Sounds like a lot of fluffy theological music..."one love...one love...let's get together and feel all right..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddington Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Maybe the Tosh song would balance out the fluff. (Not that I heard the Tosh song, but he was pretty growly from what I hear.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akalyte Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 this world is getting more and more insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 It appears that the Anglican church in Jamaica is about to finally join the 1970s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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