Biografia:
Em 1969, Burning Spear, ou melhor Winston Rodney (seu nome original) iniciava sua original carreira no Studio One com o single "Door Peep". O nome Burning Spear foi uma homenagem a Jomo Kenyatta, primeiro presidente do Quênia (significa flecha fumegante, Burning Spear, era o nome que o líder assumiu quando lutava contra os ingleses pela independência) - o que dá o tom de seu trabalho, marcado pela militância política e rasta.
Nos anos 70 fez pela Island Records alguns dos seus melhores discos: Marcus Garvey
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Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
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Bury Averea
Bury Tomorrow
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Buster Shuffle
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