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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At a recent opening of the newest Rastafari place of worship just outside Kenya’s capital, some of the faithful gathered to sing rhythmic songs, read Scripture and exchange ...

Listen to Rastafarian songs "Nybingi Medley" and "King So High" Visit the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Web site for purchase and more information Jake Homiak is the curator for Discovering ...

This rare event — opening a tabernacle made of wooden poles and roofed with iron sheets — illustrates the Rastafari's expanding ranks in Kenya, according to members of this congregation. Kenya only ...

The Rastafari movement, or Rasta, is a spiritual movement. It arose in the 1930s in Jamaica, a country with a predominantly Christian culture where 98% of the people were the black African descendants ...

Christian van Gorder is an associate professor of religion at Baylor University and is considered an authority on world religions. "The people known to Americans as Rastafarians trace their roots as a ...

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Mortimo Planno, a philosopher regarded as a key figure in the development of the Rastafarian religion, has died. He was 85. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...