One of the great musicologists is dead - funeral tribute

[malaise]

Garth White was the very first Rastafarian graduate at the university of the West Indies. He attended Jamaica College and represented his school at the highest level in both hurdles and football.
Few knew the history of Jamaican music like GWhite as we called him.

Gone at 77
There is an open casket at link for a few seconds

[erronis]

1. Thanks, Malaise.

Here is an article from PressReader:
https://www.pressreader.com/jamaica/daily-observer-jamaica/20240909/281878713744736

I hope it works for you/us.

Not that it is germane but many years ago I actually met Haile Selassie and have carried a warm memory of him since.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haile_Selassie

[malaise]

2. Thanks for that

[malaise]

4. Listen to the tributes from 1.20

I post these for the tributes to show how connected we are to the culture.
By the way two of them were from his classmates and both are former Prime Ministers of Jamaica. Jerry Small is a font of knowledge

[2naSalit]

3. ...

[Judi Lynn]

5. Amazing. So beautifully conducted, so many friends. Thank you, malaise.

Rest in peace, Garth White.