Baaba Maal to give British Museum lecture
Baaba Maal will give a lecture at the British Museum on 10 February on contemporary African society, drawing on his work as a UN youth emissary.…
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Thousands gather in Ethiopia for Bob Marley's 60th birthday celebrations
Rastafarians and fans have gathered in Ethiopia for a month of events marking what would have been Bob Marley's 60th birthday, the first held outside Jamaica.…
Marley Foundation lobby for national hero status in Jamaica
The Bob Marley Foundation is campaigning for Marley's birthday to become a Jamaican national holiday and for him to receive national hero status.…
Notting Hill Carnival attendance halves as police report 146 arrests
Police estimate 600,000 people attended the two-day Notting Hill Carnival, less than half last year, with 128 injured and 146 arrested.…
BBC World Service celebrates 70 years with five-city concert
The BBC World Service marked its seventieth birthday with concerts in five cities, all broadcast on the Service in a programme hosted by John Peel and Emma B.…