From the reds, golds and greens that colour everything from shop hoardings to belts and buses, and the beaming dreads that adorn comercials and tourist brochures, the outer trappings of Jamaica’s newest and most visible religious movement are inescapable.

Rastafari has influenced all aspects of society from art and craft to politics, academia, languaje and particularly music. Reggae music has been the voice of rastafarians and gave international recognitions to the movement.