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Burning Spear (Winston Rodney, nascido na Jamaica em 1945) completou 70 anos no mês passado e é um dos mais importantes artistas jamaicanos em atividade, uma lenda viva do reggae, com vários discos lançados desde os anos 1970 e clássicos como Slavery Days, Cry Blood Africans e Hail H.I.M., entre muitos outros. Tem uma obra robusta, repleta de canções de louvor a Jah e de afirmação da negritude, e uma voz peculiar, como outros grandes ícones jamaicanos, tal Joseph Hill, Apple Gabriel e Peter Tosh. Na Seleta de hoje, as 98 melhores faixas da obra de Burning Spear, do período de 1973 a 2008, na opinião do fã Emmanuel Mirdad, presentes em 22 álbuns.
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02) Live Good [Marcus Garvey, 1975]
03) Cry Blood Africans [Hail H.I.M., 1980]
04) Let's Move [Calling Rastafari, 1999]
05) Tradition [Marcus Garvey, 1975]
06) Jah See and Know [Hail H.I.M., 1980]
07) Shout it Out [Dry & Heavy, 1977]
08) African Teacher [Hail H.I.M., 1980]
09) My Roots [Mek We Dweet, 1990]
10) Slavery Days [Marcus Garvey, 1975]
11) Follow Marcus Garvey [Hail H.I.M., 1980]
12) The Invasion [Marcus Garvey, 1975]
13) Freeman [Freeman, 2003]
14) Marcus Senior [Social Living, 1978]
15) Walk [Our Music, 2005]
16) Stick to The Plan [Jah is Real, 2008]
17) Not Stupid [Rasta Business, 1995]
18) Hail H.I.M. [Hail H.I.M., 1980]
19) Mek We Yadd [Resistance, 1985]
20) Old Boy Garvey [The Fittest of the Fittest, 1983]
Os 22 álbuns participantes desta Seleta
22) As It Is [Calling Rastafari, 1999]
23) Rise Up [Freeman, 2003]
24) You Were Wrong [Jah is Real, 2008]
25) Mister Garvey [Social Living, 1978]
26) We Feel It [Freeman, 2003]
27) 700 Strong [Jah is Real, 2008]
28) My Island [Appointment with His Majesty, 1997]
29) Marcus Say Jah No Dead [Social Living, 1978]
30) The Sun [Dry & Heavy, 1977]
31) Fire Down Below [Studio One Presents Burning Spear, 1973]
32) Weeping and Wailing [Rocking Time, 1974]
33) Any River [Dry & Heavy, 1977]
34) We are Free [Studio One Presents Burning Spear, 1973]
35) The Fittest of the Fittest [The Fittest of the Fittest, 1983]
36) Red, Gold and Green [Marcus Garvey, 1975]
37) Columbus [Hail H.I.M., 1980]
38) Every Other Nation [Rasta Business, 1995]
39) I Stand Strong [The World Should Know, 1993]
40) Image [Farover, 1982]
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41) Lion [Man in the Hills, 1976]
42) Nayah Keith [Social Living, 1978]
43) Grandfather [Jah is Real, 2008]
44) Down in Jamaica [Our Music, 2005]
45) Grassroot [Jah is Real, 2008]
46) Hey Dready [Freeman, 2003]
47) Come [Social Living, 1978]
48) Wickedness [Jah is Real, 2008]
49) Trust [Freeman, 2003]
50) Farover [Farover, 1982]
51) Appointment with His Majesty [Appointment with His Majesty, 1997]
52) Calling Rastafari [Calling Rastafari, 1999]
53) Glory be to Jah [Appointment with His Majesty, 1997]
54) Rasta Business [Rasta Business, 1995]
55) African Jamaican [Appointment with His Majesty, 1997]
56) Creation [Rasta Business, 1995]
57) Sons of He [Calling Rastafari, 1999]
58) Fire Man [The Fittest of the Fittest, 1983]
59) Jah Say [Resistance, 1985]
60) We Been There [Resistance, 1985]
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61) Repatriation [The Fittest of the Fittest, 1983]
62) Holy Foundation [Resistance, 1985]
63) Mi Gi Dem (I Give Them) [The World Should Know, 1993]
64) Down by the Riverside [Studio One Presents Burning Spear, 1973]
65) Throw Down Your Arms [Dry & Heavy, 1977]
66) Give Me [Marcus Garvey, 1975]
67) Dry & Heavy [Dry & Heavy, 1977]
68) Mother [Man in the Hills, 1976]
69) Door Peep Shall Not Enter [Studio One Presents Burning Spear, 1973]
70) Old Time Saying [Rocking Time, 1974]
71) Wailing [Dry & Heavy, 1977]
72) Jordan River [Marcus Garvey, 1975]
73) Ethiopian Live Out [Studio One Presents Burning Spear, 1973]
74) Oh Jah [Farover, 1982]
75) It's a Long Way Around [Dry & Heavy, 1977]
76) Mamie [Rocking Time, 1974]
77) Pick Up the Pieces [Studio One Presents Burning Spear, 1973]
78) Bad to Worst [Rocking Time, 1974]
79) Don't Sell Out [Appointment with His Majesty, 1997]
80) Africa [Rasta Business, 1995]
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81) This Experience [People of the World, 1986]
82) Identity [The World Should Know, 1993]
83) We are Going [People of the World, 1986]
84) Hello Rastaman [Rasta Business, 1995]
85) The World Should Know [The World Should Know, 1993]
86) People of the World [People of the World, 1986]
87) Loving Day [The World Should Know, 1993]
88) Land of My Birth [Jah Kingdom, 1991]
89) Civilization [Mek We Dweet, 1990]
90) When Jah Call [Jah Kingdom, 1991]
91) No Worry You'self [People of the World, 1986]
92) Reggae Physician [Appointment with His Majesty, 1997]
93) Built This City [People of the World, 1986]
94) Thank You [Jah Kingdom, 1991]
95) Peace [The World Should Know, 1993]
96) Man in the Hills [Live, 1977]
97) Black Soul [Live, 1977]
98) Jah Kingdom [Love & Peace: Burning Spear Live!, 1994]
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