Narratives of Freedom: Chanting Down Babylon with Ancestral Voices
In April 2013, I followed my inspiration from reggae legend, Bob Marley, to “Chant Down Babylon.”[1] I had played the track countless times until the refrain Come we go chant down Babylon[2] one more time retrieved distinct images from the vault of my memories. Links began to form Music -> the Key Chant Down Babylon CHANT down Babylon Chant DOWN Babylon Chant DOWN BABYLON Communicating -> to Everyone I recalled my childhood neighbour, an elderly Shouter Baptist woman who spoke […]
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