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Book links Tosh and ganja trade
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Obsever senior writer
Sunday, June 22, 2014
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Peter Tosh is said to have been part of a 1976 smuggling operation that raised money to fund his groundbreaking album Legalize It.
Peter Tosh never hid his love for ganja. He wrote several songs about its spiritual powers and was a passionate advocate for its legalisation. But was the 'Stepping Razor' part of an illegal ganja trade that reportedly thrived in Jamaica during the 1970s?
A book co-written by American Lee Jaffe, his former associate, says Tosh was part of a 1976 smuggling operation that raised money to fund his groundbreaking album Legalize It.
Jaffe and French university lecturer Dr Jeremie Kroubo Dagnini co-wrote Bob Marley & The Wailers: 1973-1976, an extension of One Love: Life with Bob Marley and the Wailers, a 2003 book Jaffe co-authored with Roger Steffens, widely considered the authority on Marley and The Wailers
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/enter...trade_16964199
What would Jamaican music be without ganja,it has played a role in 99.9 % of our music from ska ,rock steady,reggae, dub to dancehall.
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL Obsever senior writer
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Print this page Email A Friend!
Peter Tosh is said to have been part of a 1976 smuggling operation that raised money to fund his groundbreaking album Legalize It.
Peter Tosh never hid his love for ganja. He wrote several songs about its spiritual powers and was a passionate advocate for its legalisation. But was the 'Stepping Razor' part of an illegal ganja trade that reportedly thrived in Jamaica during the 1970s?
A book co-written by American Lee Jaffe, his former associate, says Tosh was part of a 1976 smuggling operation that raised money to fund his groundbreaking album Legalize It.
Jaffe and French university lecturer Dr Jeremie Kroubo Dagnini co-wrote Bob Marley & The Wailers: 1973-1976, an extension of One Love: Life with Bob Marley and the Wailers, a 2003 book Jaffe co-authored with Roger Steffens, widely considered the authority on Marley and The Wailers
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/enter...trade_16964199
What would Jamaican music be without ganja,it has played a role in 99.9 % of our music from ska ,rock steady,reggae, dub to dancehall.
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