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Marley wails over racism
By Brian Smith
Bob Marley & the Wallers:
Survival. "So much trouble in
the world . . Indeed there is,
within the third world countries
Bob Marley has aligned himself
with. The title of the album,
Survival, implies exactly what
type of subject matter is con
tained within it. Survival is a
powerful album, a political
statement that cries for cange.
A relevant protest album, Mar
ley and the Wailers' lyrics are
somewhat leftist in an at
tempt to gain political, social,
and economic equality for the
downtrodden members of the
third world.
The music is the classic
reggae that Marley and the
Wailers formulated in the early
1970'5. The rhythmic beat, oc
casional improvisational rides,
and the political statement
make this unquestionably a fine
example of how reggae should
be played.
Survival attests to the fact
that Marley has moved away
from his commercial pursuits of
works such as Babylon by Bus.
Perhaps one of his most political
works to date, Marley chose to
cut this album at an extremely
crucial political time. The album
still rings of some Rastafarian
philosophy, but Marley has
broadened his political frame of
thinking to include the op
pressed African peoples in his
attempts of political reform and
freedom.
The very cover of the album
states Marley's purpose. Afri
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full length on both sides of the
cover depicts the dreadful con
ditions of a slave trader's snip.
A logo stating "Africa Unite"
appears on the back cover along
with pictures of tribal natives
and their white imperial op
pressors.
The energy of the album is
evident. Marley, through the
theme of "Africa Unite," is
calling for his brethren to unite
and throw off their shackles in
their native states of Africa, the
last vestige of colonialism.
" . . . yeah, we've been
trodding on the winepress much
too long rebel, rebel . .
However, even though Mar
ley's lyrics appear leftist, Mar
ley warns our African brothers
to be wary of any outside
political help, be it left or right.
"So they bribing with their
guns, spare parts, and money,
trying to belittle our integrity,
they say what we know is just
what they teach us, we're so
ignorant . .
Musically, the album is
sound. Politically, the album is
relevent. The only thing that
does bother me about the album
is the problem of the royalties.
Marley and the Wailers preach
economic freedom and equality
as well as the evils of capita
lism. If Marley donates all the
proceeds to the various strug
gling African liberation parties,
then he will have lived what he
sings about. But if Marley's
album goes gold, and Marley
keeps the bucks, perhaps Mar
ley is a hypocritical, sell-out.
Guilfordian
Maybe the very fact that he
bothers to bring these ideas out
in the medium of music justifies
the existence of the album, I do
not know.
Whichever way, the fact re
mains that this is an important
album, relevant to everyone in
every land. When people get
shot and killed in a rally against
racism, it is time to re-evaluate
our thinking and living stand
ards. While Marley's album
deals specifically about Africa
and her woes, the theme can
transcend geographical and pol
itical boundaries and remain a
vital and important idea in a
contemporary setting. No one is
completely isolated from racial
bias. Fear and ignorance breed
racism, and Bob Marley on
Survival tries desperately to
dispel this ignorance.
PIRG covers energy alternatives
The Guilford College chapter
and the newly organized UNC-C
chapter of the North Carolina
Public Interest Research Group
(NC PIRG) will sponsor an
Energy Education Week, No
vember 11 through the 15th.
According to Bill Des Jardins,
the overall purpose of the week
is to give members of both
University communities and the
general public an opportunity to
"learn more about the many
alternative energy sources and
their applications in North Caro
lina."
The PIRG Energy Education
Week features:
Sunday 11 - "The Disarma
ment Perspective" -- Steve
Sumerford, War Resisters
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Shore women were victorious by a margin of 6-3 in their quest for
the women's Kickball Intramural Championship. Kneeling, left to
right: Kathy Omelia, Lilly Melendez, Leese Shapiro, Mary Ellen
Goforth, Rosemarie Braegger, Kathy Brittle. Standing: Beth
Swindell, Annette Chilton, Trinka Hommel, Lisa Rice, Marge
Komacek, and Myra Somerville.
League-8:00 p.m. the Gallery,
Founders Hall.
Monday 12 - Alternate Ener
gy Exhibits and Workshops
"Renewable Energy: On the
Rise in N.C." -- Coleman Smith
with the NC Coalition for Re
newable Energy Resources.
"Passive Solar Design, Slide
Show" -- John Meachum and
Mike Sunderbyk of Sun Shelter
Design of Raleigh. Exhibits will
be on display in front of Elliot
Center during the day. Work
shops will be at 7:30 p.m. in the
Claxton room of Elliott Center
on the UNC-G camus.
Tuesday 13 -- FILM -- "Paul
Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang",
7:30 p.m. in the Phillips Lounge
of Elliott Center, UNC-G.
November 6,1979
SLIDE SHOW -- "The Last
Slide Show", 7:30 p.m. in the
Gallery, Founders Hall.
Wednesday 14 ~ TEACH-IN
at Guilford College ~ workshops
on the Economics of Nuclear
Power, Solar Energy, the South
and its role in the production of
nuclear armaments, the effects
of lonizing Radiation, and a
daytime showing of "Paul Ja
cobs and the Nuclear Gang". 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Founders Hall
Thursday 15 -- TEACH-IN at
UNC-G workshops on Health
and Radiation, Nuclear Econo
mics, How a Nuclear Reactor
Works, Solar and Conservation,
and a daytime showing of "The
Last Slide Show". 10-4 p.m. in
Elliott Center.