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i was in the ex USSR republic of Georgia of late. On a quiet street in Batumi there was a giant, beautifully crafted mural on a wall, of Marley, surrounded by ganja leaves, my the drawing was fabulous. JAMAICA in big letters was written below it. you know, reggae is popular worldwide, with no exceptions in reality

Crazy dat'!. Maybe in England its like not so impossible but GEORGIA?!. Big up!

I have many regular (daily) listeners to my station. Worldwide, for sure. Northern Europe has an especially huge reggae/dub/ska following. Also, regular listeners the Russian Federation and Czech Republic (at this very moment, 3 Czech listeners).

in the smallest african village people know bob marley by heart. Marley remembering concert gathered 2 million people in Addis.
When you take it the roots then you reach every tree.

Reggae has been the fastest growing genre in Japan for the last 10 years !!!!!!
Ska is also massive there

yes, i took some great photos of the said Marley mural last time, back in 2004. this time i never had a camera, but my oh my, how good it was to be able to see a Marley mural from my flat window on Showmiani street, Batumi, Georgia.In one of David Katz' books, Cocoa Tea says clearly that reggae is a universal mover of people, in all corners of the world. And he's right too. In India in 2005, i watched cafe staff dancing with glee as roots tunes rippled through the cafe's interior. the staff stood and danced. Nearby, another cafe's door says "healthy vegetarian food , Rastafari music"..whilst the Namgyal cafe, next to the Dalai Lamas official home, plays roots all day long.

hi benjamin
marley concert in ethiopia,when was it?never heard about it
where did you hear that?

Hi Fadel
marley remembering concert, family concert, not Bob himself. There was a huge tour with a huge huge concert in Addis, in Meske Square, it was 2 years ago I think. A lot of my friends went there but I was not here yet.
Bless,

Benjamin

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In Beijing, China the first reggae bar opened in March 2006 by a local Chinese guy. They spin roots reggae all day every day.

i heard that reggae is big in japan..is it true?