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Rastafari Quotes from Bob Marley

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Rastafari Quotes Bob Marley

Don’t gain the world and lose your…
– Bob Marley

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!
– Bob Marley

What does rasta mean? Righteousness.
– Bob Marley

Don’t gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.
– Bob Marley

Life and Jah are one in the same. Jah is the gift of existence. I am in some way eternal, I will never be duplicated. The singularity of every man and woman is Jah’s gift. What we struggle to make of it is our sole gift to Jah. The process of what that struggle becomes, in time, the Truth.
– Bob Marley

Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality.
– Bob Marley

Make way for the positive day.
– Bob Marley

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!
– Bob Marley

The more people smoke herb, the more Babylon fall.
– Bob Marley

The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.
– Bob Marley

Don’t worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright
– Bob Marley

Life and Jah are one in the same. Jah is the gift of existence. I am in some way eternal, I will never be duplicated.
– Bob Marley

Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.
– Bob Marley

Don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief, and jealousy.
– Bob Marley

Me only have one ambition, y’know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together – black, white, Chinese, everyone – that’s all.
– Bob Marley

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?
– Bob Marley

I don’t stand for the black man’s side, I don’ t stand for the white man’s side. I stand for God’s side.
– Bob Marley

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery
– Bob Marley

Facts an’ facts, an’ t’ings an t’ings: dem’s all a lotta fockin’ bullshit. Hear me! Dere is no truth but de one truth, an’ that is the truth of Jah Rastafari.
– Bob Marley

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
– Bob Marley


Tonya P’s Music Comes From the Heart

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Tonya P R&B Reggae ArtistIn 2005, when this young ladies electrifying voice first graced the air waves, people were amazed by her powerful yet smoothing sultry vocals. Since then Tonya has gone on to winning some of the most prestigious Awards in the Canadian Reggae industry along with her many Awards in 2011 she was also Nominated for A Juno Award for best Reggae Recording Artist of the year for her hit single “Don’t Wanna Go” which is by far the highest Award Canada has to offer in any genre of music.

Born and Raised in Toronto

Tonya was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, where she began singing in her high school music productions at the age of 14.

The combination of modern R&B with the sweet sound of Reggae and Soul was her style and it was embraced immediately by anyone who heard her.   Tonya P has truly become the voice for young women across the globe.  She has a unique style that is adored by many and a voice that is most compelling.

Tonya P’s style is sort of mixed between Reggae and R&B

Tonya was always very much influenced by Reggae singers such as Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, and Marcia Griffiths not to mention the R&B singers of her time – Whitney Houston, Mary j Blige and Faith Evans just to name a few.  However coming from a Jamaican background gave Tonya the ability to relate to the Reggae culture

Tonya has a remarkable gift for writing lyrics that reach out and touch masses regardless of age or gender Tonya has already exceeded the expectations of a Toronto female Reggae artist and now plans to raise the bar as far as she can.

Tonya P’s music comes from the heart

When asked about the inspiration behind her music she quickly responded “Three things – Life, Love and Pain It is evident that Tonya P’s music comes from the heart it has a pure truth that is undeniable that everyone can relate to.

Tonya has had the pleasure of performing on many shows in Canada, Jamaica and the USA such as Toronto’s Jamaica day Celebration, and most recently the Calgary Reggae Festival. Tonya  P has also performed on the Bob Marley Birthday Bash in Negril Jamaica for 4 consecutive years in the star time segment. Throughout the years she has been fortunate enough to share the stage alongside some of the Biggest Reggae artists in the world today such as Freddie Mcgregor, Bunny Wailer, Tarrus Riley, Luciano, Queen Ifrica, Tony Rebel, Gyptian, Shine Head, Lady Saw and Bares Hammond.

Her new hit single “Here with me” and “I Wanna Thank You” has recently been released and has been receiving rave reviews along with steady airplay on some of Toronto’s top Reggae programs and internationally. Tonya P is at present working hard in the studio preparing to release her first album which is generating a massive buzz in and around the reggae industry on a global scale.

What’s next for Tonya?

Tonya plans to do many more live shows both locally and internationally to get the world more familiar with the soon to be Reggae Superstar.

In His Own Words, Cool Dub DJ and Sound

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Cool Dub Reggae

Dub Poet and DJ

Well now..My roots started in church, where I was asked to lead a song called Didn’t it Rain, a song about Noah’s Ark. Our piano player was a blind lady named Mrs. Witherspoon and she told me I had a great voice for singing. I then took up the drum in school and played it in school. After High school I joined the army and was shipped to Germany where I heard Reggae Music for the first time (Bob Marley’s “Coming in from the Cold). I also had a Tank driver Named Pickering that was also a bass player, he showed me some methods and I took up the Harmonica to pass the time and work on melodies. My cousin Prentice was an avid blues harmonica player and he taught me some new tricks of bending notes to add resonance to the music.

After the army I worked for the U.S. postal service and I would play my harmonica at work, to pass the time. I went to the Reggae on the River in California for several years; I worked there and met Michael Franti, Jr. Gong  and Ziggy Marley, Bunny Wailer and a host of other reggae artist including Eek A Mouse.

I purchased a keyboard and sound equipment to continue my musical ambitions.

I was eventually asked by a group of friends from Napa, California to form a reggae group called “The Irie League”. We played a few shows until the band broke up, because of technicalities. I was sent to jail for a fraud charge and spent 83 days there, where I wrote hundreds of songs relating to the Bible. After my house was broken into and my ganja and sound equipment stolen, I had to purchase more and move to Cool California. I continued to play music and compose until the Summer 2005 when I was asked to form another band called Cool Dub, with several musicians from the bay area. We performed in the Gold country and Sacramento until 2010 when we disbanded. The others were not into the music as I was and it seemd that I was putting triple the effort of them. I have been on stage with several groups that asked me to join them, but I just want to go solo and provide sound for bands. I now do sound and DJ for Ras Rebel and Rebel soldiers and any other band that requires it. I continue to compose and put out solo sounds as Cool Dub/DJ and Sound. You can find me on Facebook, reverbnation, Soundcloud, youtube,and fandalism  under the name Cool Dub or Cool Dub Band. A self-taught Multi-instrumnetalist and songwriter/composer Inspired By the words and music of Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Gregory Issacs, Israel Vibration, Dennis Brown,Midnite,Culture, Lee “Scratch” Perry, and a host of other Reggae Greats.

I have taught myself, Keyboard,harmonica,guitar, and I also play several percussive instruments as well.

It would definitely be nice to find a band willing to back me, so I could concentrate on singing, but until then, I guess I’m on my own..