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October 20, 2007

Dreadlocked singer worships Jesus

By: Joseph Cunningham

Ziggy_Soul_ALBUM_COVER[1].JPGZiggy Soul sports dreadlocks, the main symbol of Rastafarianism, but he is a devoted Christian. What does he mean by devoted? He does not worship the Rastafarian god, but praises Jesus.

His behavioural pattern was recognized by the Jamaican society as very strange, and this resulted in various unpleasant experiences . It is arguable that Jamaica is one of the most vibrant Rastafarian communities in the world, and so when Ziggy Soul sought to settle in a Christian place of worship, he was met with fierce resistance.

"During the period when I was seeking a place of worship, there were occasions when I was attacked physically, because of my locks. Some people told me they did not want me in their church," he said.

While he acknowledged that a deadlocked person claiming to be a Christian would not have been readily accepted by Jamaicans, he was and is still adamant that the way he looks does not determine who he is.

All these negatives were ongoing while Ziggy was walking the walk and talking the Christian talk. He had established a non-profit organization in Trench Town, which served the academic and social needs of the community. "I was giving of my time as a form of worship." Undoubtedly the neglect he had been receiving from some church organizations had insulted his sincerity.

Fortunately for Ziggy, he met Pastor David Keane from Church on the Rock, who is widely known for his radical approach to the pastoral ministry. "I was living in Trench Town and Pastor Keane and his team of Evangelists came to the community to minister. Somehow he heard of my singing ability and asked for me. We met and he invited me to church."

Ziggy recalls being enrolled in Sunday School where he learned about Jesus deeply. His Gospel music career then began when famed Gospel music producer Tommy Cowan heard him singing in Sunday school. International recording artiste Carlene Davis also happened to have been in the audience, he said. They invited Ziggy to sign to their record label, "Glory Music".

The record deal took Ziggy to the forefront of Jamaican gospel music quickly, however, his new found fame was accompanied by controversy, this time with greater intensity as a public figure. "Acceptance from music patrons took a little while because they seemed uncertain what to believe about my stance regarding my locks." Nevertheless, he persevered, and today he has been widely accepted as a true Christian, especially after the release of the hit song "Sing It Out Loud". The song cemented his acceptance; the most famous line from it declaring that "Jesus Christ is King of Kings".He has since delivered the album titled, "Born Again", which featured the song "Sing It Out Loud".

It has been four years since the release of Born Again, and he is back with "Genesis", an album which is loaded with hot tracks, including "Jesus Is Trench Town", "Rescue Me", "Proverbs" and "Tell Me Who". It was produced by Tommy Cowan and features tracks with a number of his friends. My review is that this album is deep, soulful and Jamaican.

Posted by yardFlex at October 20, 2007 04:33 PM


Comments

Posted by: dutty Christians on October 20, 2007 10:14 PM

How dem fi reject di man when dem fi be good people pon earth. People unu see tho say dem a evil a hide dem slackness inn a church. but wait a wey de ras a go church bout. Christians are frockery dem do all evil tings and nuh matta what dem shud be di first fi accept any body in di church caa dem claim say dem holy.


Posted by: June on October 20, 2007 10:50 PM

I am so happy that someone accepted Ziggy in their church...Come as you are, and if we as a society continue to judge people for what they look like, and not who they are, then we have to look within ourselves as christian. Continue to sing his prases Ziggy and others will follow, and realize the Jesus is King of all Kings. I will keep you in my prayers and Lord our God will bring your through. Remember that whatever you go through, the Lord went through the same things, that is why he tells us to pick up our cross and follow him...the thing about this is tat he helps us to carry our cross.


Posted by: Joi on October 21, 2007 09:31 AM

bless up Ziggy soul. I believe every rasta has their choice of who they call on and it's good to have Rasta Gospel music. LATA!!!!


Posted by: DiJahBritish on October 21, 2007 10:36 AM

CAUSE U HAVE LOCKS DONT MEAN U IS A RASTA. THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE. FURTHERMORE THERE'S RASTAS OUT THERE WHO STILL LOOK TO JESUS CHRIST. FOR EXAMPLE: MANY OF THE 12 TRIBE OF ISRAEL RASTAS LOOK TO CHRIST.
ANYWAYS, U DOING JAH WORK BELIEVE IT OR NOT SO RASPECT IN ALL ASPECT. SPREAD THE LOVE AND PRAY FOR THE JAMAICAN PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY NEED IT. CONTINUE TO DO WHAT U DOING YA...I-LY ITES.


Posted by: miss P on October 21, 2007 02:01 PM

ziggy continue to worship Jesus of nazzareth he is the true God and he is to be praised and adore it does not matter what others say he will work on you there are some changes you have to make ask JESUS to help you to make the necessary changes AND HE WILL


Posted by: Avatai on October 21, 2007 08:41 PM

they speak against his dreadlocks at first, what about people that come with all those chemicals(perms,jerrycurls,)in their hair. I'm quite sure nothing is stated. I have been told you come as you are & then if you feel different about things you change. It is NOT a sin to wear dreadlocks. Anyone can be saved, regardless who you are!!!!


Posted by: Ziyah on October 22, 2007 06:31 AM

Jesus is the King of Kings? Documented where?

Rastafari


Posted by: 3KB General on October 22, 2007 09:44 AM

Big up to Ziggy. Keep up the good works for the Almighty Savior Jesus Christ. Dem people deh can't judge man by de style of dem hair or de clothes dat de wear. Keep focus Ziggy!!!


Posted by: solgienr on October 22, 2007 02:03 PM

the rastas them must realize that haille selassie was a orthodox christian so unnu leave the ras mek him serve his god that him chose


Posted by: Sexy Tammy on October 22, 2007 03:34 PM

Is so the greastian dem stay love to judge but man look at the outward appearance while God looks at the heart, so dem can stay there a make dem remarks while dem man a set him life straight with him saviour.


Posted by: Wade Cameron on October 22, 2007 04:14 PM

Upliftment is the key to all things in the world. Mi like fi see more postive vibes so di yute dem caa start cultivate dem mind and body.


Posted by: Ras Dreadedlion on October 22, 2007 07:54 PM

InI hail up CHRIST like H.I.M. Haile I Selassie I say. True H.I.M. was the leader of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and teach InI to serve YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH aka Iyesus Krystos aka Jesus Christ.
InI listen to H.I.M.'s Teachmants and Burn Down Babylon Itinually.

Rasta need Unity in all the mansions. It is True that Twelve Tribes Hail CHRIST also.

InI am RasTafari burnin'I herbs and Hailing YAHUSHUA First and H.I.M. Give thanks and Praise. Burn out Battylon.

CHRIST I-TERNAL RasTafari Forivah

Fulfilled RasTafari Seen?


Posted by: kREIG-AVRY on October 23, 2007 07:12 AM

well yuh see.me woulda come an say dem stupid,but yuh see its not my place to judge.No one has the right to judge.only God fi judge.Who are we to judge anyone?yuh betta than me?or yuh betta than the locksta...if yuh nuh rasta and yuh carry locks me call yuh locksta..yuh tink them different,judge man cos dem look,and wat nut,like the man drop out of ah *ss and them drop out of ah vagina,so he nah have blood and he nah gine back to the ground wen him dead. THIS MATTER UPSETS ME. AM ME CAN SAY,THAT LOOK LIKE HYPROCRACY TO ME.IF SOMEONE WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN I WONDER IF GOD GINE TURN THEM BACK COS AH HOW THEM LOOK....BUT I GUESS IS THE CHRISTAIN THEM WHO OWN THE KEYS TO HEAVEN,THEM COULD SAY WHO GINE IN,AND WHO GINE OUT,AND THEM NAH EVEN REACH.FOOLISHNESS..GOD OWN HEAVEN LEY GOD DO HIS JOB,IT IS NOT YOURS TO DO TO JUDGE AH MAN.PLENTY BALL HEAD GINE AH HELL TO.


Posted by: roc-la-familia on October 23, 2007 10:58 AM

how u mean mi boss we no reponse wid people
adi right path u deh pan fuck selassie im dead long time jesus is d almighty saviour and he is to be praised an surved big up to d christian rasta man may god bless endlessly


Posted by: madman on October 23, 2007 11:24 AM

All a the rasta man dem is ediot,dem worship selasi as jesus incarnet,the bible say the next time jesus come is when the world will end and save us from the anti- christ in revation,furthamore rasta dont have a real and propa book fi dem religion, dem basicall tek a few bible scripture bout zion and lion of juda, bout zion is in isreal mi now hear dem a sey they are gion to isreal, but dem going to africa where zion is not, the bible say u should not worship any other gods but god himself,so is selasi create the heaven and earth, mi know dis long but mi soon finish, christians are suposed to worship on the sabath day, but dem worship on sun-day.notice the SUN in sunday this a day that the pagan rome(before constantine changed rome to chritianity and changed it from saturday to sunday ) worshiped on and they worshiped the sun, it has nothing to with sabath,so mi nuh now how dem work dat out somebody tell mi nuh.


Posted by: Neva diss di King on October 24, 2007 05:08 PM

Greetings in the name of his Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, conquering lion of the tribe of Judah, christ in his Kingly character, 227th descendant of the dinasty of Salamon and queen of Saba.

Revelation 5 : "5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof."

Rasta a the only true christian, how could you believe in those so called christian church who falsified the message of god to slave, kill, rape, murder, humiliate, torture black people for centuries ?

Comon' time to emancipate from your mental slavery , open the eyes and gwaan start realize...

Romans have changed , falsify the bible, half of of the story has never been told.
Introducing and mixing up paganism with christianism.

Bible say to hold Sabath but dem nah hold it !
A who dem to change the day of the sabath ?!

Bible says you should not eat pork still dem so called christian an eat nuff.

Bible says homosexuality is an abomination and still dem want to marry gays and lesbians.

Only a few examples to show you that Christian churchs are no more than a big sect abusing the poor people while vatican have billions of dollars and still they go collect money from poor africans after all the colonialism and slavery they have endured.

I don't need no church or priest to fool me, Bible says your body shall be your Temple.

The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom : how many of those church hypocrits really fear god and pratice what they preach ?!

Just pratice the ten commendements and you will be a respected and loved person by everyone including the almighty.

But in this armagedeon time, the wolfs are disguised in sheep, devil like Bush claim they are making war in the name of God when they are working for Satan.

Religions are always the root of intolerance and wars as instrument of the power and the cause of millions deaths.
I don't think that god love it ...


Posted by: Flames on October 24, 2007 11:39 PM

Greetings. Bible says that in the beginning is the WORD, the WORD is with God, and God is the WORD. Word of God is Life. Therefore, God is Life. Jesus said that the words he spoke were 'spirit and life' (St John 6:63). And Jesus always denied himself, giving praises to God when asked about his words and works. He always said that it is God, and not him. Yet, by Jesus being an empty vessel for the Lord, it was the Lord you beheld when listening to him. Jesus said that God is a Spirit (St John 4:24). So, the Word of God is God. Word is expression of thought/mind. The Mind of God is God. As one thinks, so is that one. As God thinks, so is God. Thought is what makes up mind. Mind is not the brain. The brain is a bundle of nerve tissue, which the mind works through. The mind is the spirit. Thought is spirit. So, God is the Master Mind(Spirit) behind, and within Creation.


Posted by: Flames on October 25, 2007 12:14 AM

The Almighty is greater than the physical. Physical is limited. It has shape and outline, hence, cannot be everywhere at one time. So much people and there being 'one God'? One God communicating with so much different people all at one time? Listening and answering so many at one time? Listening to so many at one time? One God, yes, but not in the sense of a physical individual. One head, one brain, two eyes, two ears, and one mouth on one body? The Most High is not physical. Physical is limited to the immediate space it is in. Your physical eyeballs can only see what's before them. Everything physical was created. It is not the physical that shapes and forms, hence creates the physical. Hands are instruments. It is the mind that creates. You think that this vast creation we call the Universe, of which we all are part, was created by a physical individual somewhere out there in 'Heaven'. Jesus himself said that the Kingdom of Heaven is not 'somewhere out there', but right there deep inside of you (Luke 17:20-21). So it boils down to what Rasta call 'livity', which is the spirituality of life. As it is/was given by the Most High(Master Mind) of Creation from in the beginning. The Almighty did not create with hands and a brain(both of which were created). The Almighty is the Power/the Master Mind behind and within Creation. We are Creation. Creation is this vast universe/space we are part of. Earth, Sun, Moon, and all the other celestial bodies. We are of this vast creation. The Master Mind(God) is not separate from the Creation. The Master Mind is within the Creation. You must recognize 'God' within yourself, knowing there's only ONE - in all, through all. In the Heights, all there is, is 'God'. God is Life, not a physical person somewhere out there. There are individuals, such as Melchezidek, Enoch, Elijah, Jesus/Yashua, Haile Selassie, I & I the children of people(son of man)/the children of God(son of God). But there's only ONE - above all, through all. The Mind of the Lord is the Lord, just as the mind of man is man. Let go of man, and let there only be the Lord. Just as Jesus did, just as Haile Selassie did. As individuals, both of them are not here; yet the Almighty has always been. Without beginning nor ending. The physical individuals are the manifestation. This is all in the Bible. Blessed love. Peace and prosperity to one and all. Selah.(Balance)


Posted by: mad man on October 25, 2007 01:49 AM

fi all those who worship je-seus, take in what jesus himself said, john 5:30; I can of my own self do nothing as i hear, i judge and my judgement is just because i seek not mine own will but the will of father which sent me.

john 13: 16, 17;I say unto u the servant is not greater than his lord, neither is that which is SENT(jesus) greater than the one who sends him(god). deuterononmy 6;4- hear o isreal the lord our god is one god. now jerimaiah 36;30 - the lord said johoiakim KING OF JUDAH he shall have none(decendants) to sit upon the throne of david, joconiah is the son of jehoiakim, and joconiah is related to jesus now lisen mi if u dont belive me look in the decendants of jesus in mark 1;11 notice seh dem leave out the one who is cursed and put brethren. so unu be the judge


Posted by: Bishop Ranking on October 25, 2007 05:50 PM

I dont know why we always have to start arguments when we are asked to 'comment'. Ziggysoul mi rate yuh big time. Jah is the Almighty, His other names are Elohim, Jehovah, I AM, The alpha and omega, first and di last. Jesus is His Son and the 'head' of the Church. Ras Taffari was a christian monarch in Ethiopia and a highly respected african leader. I love reggae music but no one can tell mi who God is, 'cause IVE MET HIM PERSONALLY, HE IS CHRIST JESUS.


Posted by: mad man on October 27, 2007 12:40 AM

bishop u meet jesus fi real,what race him be black, white or middle eastern. U know every time someone claim bout dem meet jesus,mi waa gi dem a copper shot, why would jesus come to u and not to millions of africans,in zimbzwe or senegal or dafur to help dem why im come 2 u,ediot bishop u say jesus is god so dat mean say u didragrd what the bible say,duppy man jesus himself say his father is greater than himself, so is jesus his own father.next time u see him tell him fi appear 2 the politians dem and tell dem fi stop rob poor people money.


Posted by: arcangel on December 26, 2007 11:57 AM

true christians are followers of "CHRIST"who do not judge by appearance but by your heart.when jesus walked omong us associated with evryone. dont worry just pray fe dem, no meck that discourage yu.remember plillipians 4:13. yeah man am a gospel artist in a the foreign ya, dread same alive fe jesus, and me encounter the same ting aready, but no-body cant stop the work of the father.one love ziggy, bless,ARCANGEL


Posted by: not messian dread on January 10, 2008 09:14 PM

Are Rastafarians Christian, pagan, or are Christians Pagan?

There is another view than the idea that “Christianity” is pagan; it is the view that the Roman Church and its Protestant daughters are Pagan, but that true adherence to the teaching of Christ Jesus Words Only, is neither pagan nor polytheistic and wanton. It is Judaism corrected by revelation through Yeshua Messiah.



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