One song was played over and over when President Obama arrived in Accra, Ghana last week. It was a reggae hit called “Barack Obama” by Blakk Rasta.
We’re not big reggae fans. Sorry. We like it, but it’s just waaaaay to repetitive. It all sounds the same to us. Maybe we just have tin ears.
The Obama fans at the New York Times seem to think the song is a paean to The Greatest President In History. They called it a proud celebration of the first African-American president. And at first listen, it seems to be.
But as one HuffingtonPost.com comment said, “It a rebuke and a plea for action. It suggests that a black man as president is a sign that we’re in the end times. It’s critical of Obama’s views on social issues and America’s use of bombs. He calls Obama ‘idiot bwoy’ for using the words, ‘God bless America,’ and warns him that there are two-faced people ready to destroy him. It urges him to use his power to lift Africa out of poverty instead of joining with the people with the ‘fake’ smiles.”
Thought we also heard a line condemning Obama for “legalizing unnecessary abortions in America.”
We actually Googled the lyrics, but we’re just not fluent enough in rasta patois to comprehend them any better in written form than in audio form.
Listen to it. What do you think? Is the message pro-Obama? Anti-Obama?
Source: HuffingtonPost.com
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‘It urges him to use his power to lift Africa out of poverty instead of joining with the people with the ‘fake’ smiles.”’
Are they kidding? Obama and company are destroying America, seemingly on purpose. I don’t know if they’re just stupid or crazy like foxes and have a larger agenda.
Another thing, the only ones that can lift Africa out of poverty are Africans – not Americans or any other nation. Besides, I would just bet that we give more money to Africa than all other nations combined. We give money for AIDS treatments and help for the orphans. We give Africa money for good wells, livestock, mosquito nets, etc., etc. Handouts do nothing, but we keep giving. It’s difficult not to when you see little kids with swollen bellies. Speaking of which, none of the people in the video looked malnourished. I wonder how much they have given to help their fellow man?
While I agree that the focus should be on trade and not aid and that it’s up to Africans to save Africa, it is not true that USA gives more to Africa than all other nations combined. USA’s aid to Israel and Egypt far outstrips everybody else.
Didn’t Bush promise something like $40 Billion to Africa for Aids? Whatever the actual number I remember being very pissed off about it.
wow!see how you all got it slightly wrong.the song sounds like a satire urging obama to see himself as a black president already and be careful his name does not get in the mud by enemies like the kuklax clan.the song classifies all americans[under some leaders]before obama as fying bombs and weapons over the heads of innocent people yet they say,’god bless america’.these people blakk rasta calls idiot boy.that does not refer to obama.of course africans are expected to solve their own problems but obama is half african and the song just encourages not to expend his politics money in poly-tricking but to bring it to africa to keep the poverty at bay since the song already sees obama as a president….’in these times a black american president is a great sign.’…the artiste sings. america should also not create problems for africa to solve.the artiste did not say obama as president is doomed.refer to an interview the artiste granted J.D. gladden on 15 july 2008 pasted on you tube and then,you can tell who this african artiste refers to as satan and satan endtime…
it is a great pan african song written and sung in a shakespearean style.i love this song.i have been following this atiste ’s progress for a very long time now……long live blakk rasta…long live africa…long live america.
THE BEST OBAMA REGGAE SONG IS BY STEEL PULSE<3