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Kebra Nagast and Rastafarianism explained by Lorenzo

Posted by Lorenzo on Sat July 8, 2023 in Get inspired.

Our employee Lorenzo Mazzoni, born in Italy and expert in Ethiopian history, religion, music and culture, graduated with a thesis on the Rastafari movement and reggae music, later published under the title “Rasta Marley, the roots of Reggae” (Stampalternativa, Viterbo 2009). In 2011 he started travelling to Ethiopia, and in 2018 he began working there, first as a language teacher, and then as a tour guide and sales manager for SimienEcoTours. His connection to Ethiopian history, religion and music continued to stay very strong, so who better that Lorenzo can explain the real Rastafari movement?

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