Zion train
Monday, 28. September 2009, 19:55:50
Donut123 alias Steven has invited me to join the Zion train. I asked what is the Zion train and he said:
"In the Rastafari movement, "Zion" stands for a Utopian place of unity, peace and freedom, as opposed to "Babylon," the oppressing and exploiting system of the western world and a place of evil.
For Rastafarians, Zion is to be found in Africa, and more specifically in Ethiopia, where the term is also in use. Some Rastas believe themselves to represent the real Children of Israel in modern times, and their goal is to repatriate to Africa, or to Zion. Rasta reggae is peppered with references to Zion; among the best-known examples are the Bob Marley songs '"Zion Train," "Iron Lion Zion," the Damian Marley song featuring Nas; "Road to Zion," The Abyssinians' "Forward Unto Zion" and Kiddus I's immortal track "Graduation In Zion," which is featured in the 1977 cult roots rock reggae film "Rockers." Reggae groups such as Steel Pulse and Cocoa Tea also have many references to Zion in their various songs. In recent years, such references have also crossed over into pop and rock music thanks to artists like OAR "To Zion Goes I", P.O.D. (band) Payable On Death with song "set your eyes to zion," Sublime, Lauryn Hill, Boney M (Rivers of Babylon), Dreadzone with the reggae-tinged track "Zion Youth."
Example from the Mad Professor song "Africa Is Zion": "Africa is Zion and Zion is Africa, Ethiopia is Mount Zion / Them tell us that Africa is Africa, the Bible tell us it's Zion.""...
In a way that talks about Peace, so here is my Zion train
"In the Rastafari movement, "Zion" stands for a Utopian place of unity, peace and freedom, as opposed to "Babylon," the oppressing and exploiting system of the western world and a place of evil.
For Rastafarians, Zion is to be found in Africa, and more specifically in Ethiopia, where the term is also in use. Some Rastas believe themselves to represent the real Children of Israel in modern times, and their goal is to repatriate to Africa, or to Zion. Rasta reggae is peppered with references to Zion; among the best-known examples are the Bob Marley songs '"Zion Train," "Iron Lion Zion," the Damian Marley song featuring Nas; "Road to Zion," The Abyssinians' "Forward Unto Zion" and Kiddus I's immortal track "Graduation In Zion," which is featured in the 1977 cult roots rock reggae film "Rockers." Reggae groups such as Steel Pulse and Cocoa Tea also have many references to Zion in their various songs. In recent years, such references have also crossed over into pop and rock music thanks to artists like OAR "To Zion Goes I", P.O.D. (band) Payable On Death with song "set your eyes to zion," Sublime, Lauryn Hill, Boney M (Rivers of Babylon), Dreadzone with the reggae-tinged track "Zion Youth."
Example from the Mad Professor song "Africa Is Zion": "Africa is Zion and Zion is Africa, Ethiopia is Mount Zion / Them tell us that Africa is Africa, the Bible tell us it's Zion.""...
In a way that talks about Peace, so here is my Zion train
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Changing_woman # 28. September 2009, 19:42
holdowicz-claude # 28. September 2009, 19:55
This post is also related to the Peace chain if you want to join it
http://my.opera.com/holdowicz-claude/blog/about-peace-and-artists
Changing_woman # 28. September 2009, 20:05
holdowicz-claude # 28. September 2009, 20:42
Changing_woman # 28. September 2009, 21:00
Donut123 # 28. September 2009, 21:25
ste-ven # 29. September 2009, 03:10
Babylonians, unlike the fascists, didn't believe in the "pure race", on the contrary. Later, Romans have done the same, with softer methods, creating the roman/latin people. Arabs have acted similarly creating the Arab people extended from the Persian Gulf to the Atlantic. In modern times Russians/ Soviets have tried, and partially succeeded acting the same way, ...and examples are many !
qlue # 29. September 2009, 16:49
((it's a song about how black people were abducted from Africa (Zion) and taken to America (Babylon) to work as slaves!))
Donut123 # 29. September 2009, 18:13
holdowicz-claude # 29. September 2009, 19:03
Nice to know that, Steven and Glue