Reggae Revolution on the Rise

Reggae Revolution on the Rise in Topanga, August 16

July 31, 2014 - By Kristie Akin

While in Jamaica working on his next album, Julian Marley, who will be performing at Reggae ‘Pon the Mountain, August 16, took the time to connect with California-based photojournalist, Kristie Akin (kristieakin.blogspot.com; #Love and Photograph).

She shares her photographs and some of Marley’s views on life, the Rastafarian Movement, the deep-rooted message in reggae music, and what fans can look forward to in the very near future, with Messenger readers. (For more photographs: topangamessenger.com).

When asked how he felt about coming to the west coast, Julian Marley complimented community members:

PHOTO BY KRISTIE AKIN

Reggae Revolution on the Rise in Topanga, August 16

Julian Marley will headline at Reggae ‘Pon the Mountain at the Topanga Community Club on August 16.

“We always love coming to California… always great vibes, good inspiration, good people, and on the west side everybody got the vibes…always an enjoyment to come there.”

He assured fans they would be hearing their favorite tracks from his previous albums as well as some of his father, Bob Marley’s songs during his performances.

Upon the release of Julian’s latest album, still in progress, fans can look forward to fresh sounds, formulated with Marley’s reggae roots, as well as the sounds that stem from his roots in England where he was raised.

“It take you through a likkle trip.” he says of his music, having created a fusion of high energy, uplifting, positive sounds and conscious lyrics.

“It’s always conscious. It’s always conscious in the sense of, even if we speak of love, it’s conscious…. Nothing of any kind of negativity, it’s very positive. If it sounds like it’s going negatively, there is something positive after that. It’ll never leave you in darkness. “

It is precisely that consciousness that crafts the sounds, serving as deliverers of Marley’s combined efforts to share the spirit in reggae music and to continue to spread the message it stands for.

“When you come to see I, you’re picking up that spirit. It’s a Godly Spirit. The Spirit of Freedom, Spirit of Unity and Love… Take it in, deep inside to your soul and let it resonate…I sing a song and even when I go home and go to sleep, you might still be thinking about the song, it might still be resonating in you, and hopefully, you tell your brethren of that unity and love. “