Many reggae songs incorporate the themes of oppression and state violence. This is in response to authority, in particular, the police, who were brutally trying to suppress the Rasta during the early days of the Rastafari movement.
Bob Marley & the Wailers "Stir It Up" Catch A Fire. Wail'n Soul'm, 1973.
Bob Marley & the Wailers "I Shot the Sheriff" Burnin'. Island/Tuff Gong, 1973.
Bob Marley & The Wailers "Burnin' and Lootin'" Burnin'. Island/Tuff Gong, 1973.
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