Tarrus Riley - SHAKA ZULU PICKNEY - Official Music Video

[Purplemuslimlina2010]

2:47 love the maasai jewelry i got to go to kenya man

[OnixIsis]

Maurice Bishop, pickney

Harriet Tubman, pickney

Nzingha, pickney

Benkos Bioho, pickney

Zumbi, pickney

Frantz Fanon, pickney

Walter Rodney, pickney

[JAHGUIDANCEFORI]

This has to be one of the most powerful songs I have ever heard. Bless up Tarrus Riley for keeping the Roots and spreading them thru all valleys when water seems to be non existent. Bless & Love, RastaforI

[kaynemunroe]

instrumentalllll pleasseee

[gavinsam1994]

I listen this song like 100 times already && Im sure Im gonna listen to it another100 times

[neekoshy1]

Tune

[timnuoa]

I'm white, but every time I hear this song and see this video, I am absolutely floored by the deep sense of pride and connection to heritage that the song/video conveys. Really an incredible work of art.

[yardee101]

video is really nice

[rootssensation]

My Tarrus Riley did a featuring with Vybez Kartel?!?!?!?!?!

Is such a good artist with conscious lyrics roots vibes and so on! WHY!?

[Nkosazana7]

Our people are so beautiful.all the diff sizes and shapes!

[Hiphopvegan]

This song brought chills to I Man! Powerful & Beautiful. Jah Rastafari!

[YARDSTYLERECORDS]

@Hiphopvegan very powerful king. Yes Tarus bring dem bak 2 dem roots.

[ThrowbackSoul]

This is one of the most important Roots tunes in recent years. The powerful lyrics of the song are brought to life by beautiful imagery and infectious riddim. This tunes should resonate across the African Diaspora and beyond.

[nickisan]

hear dat vybz!? ME NA GO BLEACH!

[englila]

This song is soo Powerful! Hotep Asantie Sana!

[jamallhenry1]

Dis song good mek a tink really tink!

[thatbloodygirl]

More Love to All for 2012.

[TheIcandy01]

tarrus i love this keep doing songs like this one. big up

[fatfat2312]

I have chills all over my body jah El Elyon, Yahweh africa I rise.

[999AZK]

i'm living in france but this song make me feel good,BLACK POWER

[Longbellytv]

Love this tune so much!!!

[fuzzwarmy]

Verily I have heard the music of Tarrus Riley, Bob Marley, Joseph Hill and Albert Griffiths, and now I know what heaven must sound like. Thus can I die in peace, well contented. Thank you Tarrus, prophet of the Real People. Bless you for carrying on the torch.

[desertshield]

Awsum! Whaaaaaaa!

[kingwilloo7]

WWWWWOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!! Chills down my spine!!!

[sarsquare]

Toussaint L'ouverture, pickney

Mary Prince, pickney

Olaudah Equiano, pickney

Taino's, pickney

Carib's, pickney

And Daaga and Cuffy and Bussa

[sarsquare]

Big up to the guy who came up with the video, that is keeping me as captivated as the song. I can't stop listening to it

[bikup3]

What does the title mean though??

[maitrejeffrois]

@bikup3 PICKNEY=CHILD, ergo The title is equivalent to Child of Shaka Zulu (an influential leader in the Zulu tribe of Southern Africa).

[bikup3]

I love the song. One amazing about riley is tht people can actually learn from him now he's what i call a true TEACHA! (srry vybz but still like ya music haha)

[Grim3Northwest]

Its not every white person you should point your fingers at its just a select few who are greed/power loving monsters, and dont cause more racial hatred by 'fighting the white man' thats just another form of hatred and it is not the way to progress, the whole of humanity is in danger no matter what your skin colour, stop this new world order! its happening and people are jsut to ignorant to accept it. peace one love.

[SuperQrus]

yes TARRUS held the youths to recode our history an help us to decode from this mental bondage

[abistew1]

dis song & video gives me goosebumps

[NaniSuperfly]

thumps of for konshens 1:31

[freezeiah]

know thy self

[CammieGee]

Wicked conscious tune!!!

[cocohoney92]

love this.

[seanslik1]

spynee- Dont blame yourself, Just blame the greed of ur ancestors at the time because whites and blacks in Jamaica are living totally different than centuries years ago and whites even enslave whites also.

[seanslik1]

@cliffontheroad- the whites had the guns and the power. and with that many things were possible and if ur bright, you'll understand what i mean.

[seanslik1]

this is what we called music, honest music and not a song which is written to put forward the best notes. i am so afraid to listen to it to how it makes me shiver, ratin

gs Mr Riley

[cooper48826]

Big tune!!

[DoctaDre08]

love this song this song talk about my true heritage MY AFRICAN SIDE

[althompsonphoto]

wow! Did Riley actually said the wanna microchip we? Yep now that's one man who knows not only History but whats coming in the future. But its cool, watch your CNN, Fox and Msnbc for fake made up news driven by corporations

[althompsonphoto]

5 people who voted this video down are either slave owners or slaves who love being slaves.

[shallah777]

@althompsonphoto i was JUST saying something about that. this is REAL music, not that lil wayne bullshit!

[NahTekNuhCheck]

@althompsonphoto ... brap ... brap ... braaaaappp ...

[KnowledgeIsKey215]

look how many years dem whip we

dash with the whip and want microchip we!

[bsugar500biker4life]

yes, the slavery chain was aided by black ppl...slavery itself was a normal trend in africa for specific reasons...but white ppl have always pursued riches and wealth...and they recognized the wealth in black ppl through our strength and resilience to pestilence...but they also recognized our weakness and ignorance of the western world and their inventions, deceiving with mere trinkets...but they cannot deny us our birth right..centuries of slavery and still we survive..and thrived.

[iiPodGurL18]

@bsugar500biker4life slavery in africa was different than in the western civilization. African servants werent whipped or brainwashed. They were treated as you would treat a maid or servant.

[NahTekNuhCheck]

@iiPodGurL18 - true - even the bible talks of bondservents ... who were placed within the household and released from servitude after 7 years ...

[NahTekNuhCheck]

@bsugar500biker4life - all nations at some point were enslaved, its a natural consequece of the strong abusing the weak, the slave blocks of Rome contained peoples from over their conquered lands, however the system of slavery visted on the African by the European was something new, it was called chattel slavery were the slave was treated as an item to be used, abused and discarded.It was cheaper to work a slave to death and buy a new one than to treat him with humanity ..

[ThrowbackSoul]

@bsugar500biker4life "our strength and resilience to pestilence" Wow! Ur on point. TrUss me

[keyablu]

Bad tune, I get goosebumps every time I listen to this. The video is wicked too! Love Tarrus tunes.

[bsugar500biker4life]

this song gives me goose bumps...the more i read about black culture the more i see the brainwashing of slavery still exists....the main one being in religion....they always taught us to hate ourselves, to love them....the white man...they always feared our spirit, our strength....we must unite as one black ppl...the time is near...the end is near....

[Drumboysaint]

"IF U DON"T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE FROM THEN YOU WON"T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING"! DR JOHN GARANG DE MABIOR SOUTH SUDAN AFRICA!!!!

[comoking123]

this is my moms bestfriends wifes brother hahah dont matter he great

[imimim69]

Yoah Taur,, dis a di best music video u have done.. this was featured from ur soul.. it represent...bless up

[Deenyce69]

OMG!! this song is BEAUTIFUL! I got goose bumps watching this. Bless!!

[krapufke]

Holy Emporer thx fi dis Tune, i and i feel da pain of dem from Africa stealen peoples.

JAH RASTAFARI

[kelvinfromlondon]

BUN OUT THE BLEACHER/ THE WEAVE HAIR/EXTENSION/COLOUR CONTACT...... BLACK AND PROUD!!!

[spynee]

amazing tune and video - this sends shivers down my spine every time - im white and despise the actions of my ancestors - from back when as a child i started learning for myself about the story of humanity - i couldnt believe that NOTHING at all was mentioned of the theft of Africa at school, although as i learnt more i became less suprised just more angry at the treachery. Massive respect for the strength of Africa and ALL her righteous children. One Love x

[cliffontheroad]

@spynee , don't take all the blame (for being white.) Black Africans sold captured tribes/people to the slave traders.

[spynee]

@cliffontheroad yeah true... strange race this hue-man one ;)

[BahamasIllestMC]

@cliffontheroad now where is the proof of that or are you just..repeating what they told u in history class?

[cliffontheroad]

@BahamasIllestMC available upon request. email addr?

[cliffontheroad]

@BahamasIllestMC addendum.See sciwayDOTnet/afam/slavery/fles­hDOThtml or recoveredhistoriesDOTorg/stori­escaptureDOTphp - both with standard URL beginning

[ishaneece]

@cliffontheroad : I'm sure slavery would have existed with or without the help of Africans due to White people's greed and thirst for power. Your excuse is tired.

[kcoldkchill]

Dont get it twisted , black people are AFRICAN people. The white man brainwash wi an wi so well waan be like him wi use wi geographical location to separate us from Africa. All those "artifical" boundaries in the motherland and abroad keep barriers between us that we must continually strive to tear down.

[bizzymax100]

the blood of africa live in all of us

[nyth123456]

very nice song it embodies the struggles and journey of our african ancestors in a world where the young people and old people are forgeting or don't know about keep it up

[andruwed]

yes singy singy...through your music my 6yr old daughter had her 1st look at Africa..

sing out LOUDER don't stop...

[abistew1]

Happy independence day jamaica

[Sexyjo129]

Brap Brap Brap!!!! Big tune Tarrus!!!

[StellaLunaVenus]

Inspirational!!!

[exmun]

This song is fiyah!

[NiggaNameYoungJ]

Lovr it.......

[reggaedirect]

blessed

[victoria250161]

this song is blessed and has a very good meaning. whoever these 4 people are who don't like this song. are mad and don't know the meaning of music

[foodstampz]

blessed l;ovde

[MrFalafel2222]

Thank you for reminding me Tarrus.



[konkaish]

jah knw a never wah seh dis but you see all the little FOOL WEH NAME VYBZ KARTEL, the same idiot weh wah miss lead wi youths dem can guh s**K sum shit wid him fu**ry dem eno.... everytime mi watch this video tears cum a mi eyes cause fi C wi ancestors dead fi mek wi reach weh wi deh rite now and nah slave pan a white man plantation and some fool a gawn like dem blind to all a dat, it hurt mi bad.... NUFF RESPECT MR. RILEY, THANKS FI DAH SONG YAH CUZ SUM PPL REALLY NEED FI LOOK IN A DEM SELF

[RODANJAE]

@konkaish BIG UP YU SELF MI YOUTH MI JUST A GO COMMENT PON DI SONG A DI SAME THING MI A SEY. SMADY FI SEND IT GO GIVE KARTEL AN ALL HIM LIKLE NASTY BB CLRT BLEACHERS DEM. A 5 PPL LIKE DIS LIKE DI TUNE.

[MsLaker]

@konkaish Respect to you, yuh speak mi thoughts loud and clear!! Blessing Iyah! Nuff love!

[bahamared954]

i'm STILL REPLAYING....

[bahamared954]

i wish this song could go on forever... i replay this in my head from the time i wake to the time i lay my head down to rest.... <3

[JahMaiCaOli]

Isn't this Konshens at 1:31?

[Calypsodread]

They taught me to hate everything about who I be and where I come from, I see now that my beauty is deeper than they can see, my power limitless and my home is a paradise on this earth.

[MegaLatoya1234]

DIS VIDEO MEK MI CRY TEARS FI MAMA AFRIKA. WE ARE AFRIKANS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE DIASPORA. REMEMBER WHAT GARVEY SAID: A PEOPLE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR PAST HISTORY, ORIGIN, AND CULTURE IS LIKE A TREE WITHOUT ROOTS. IF BLACK PEOPLE NUH WORK TOWARDS AFRIKA'S REDEMPTION, DEM MUS PERISH UNDA DI REGIME A DI WEST. SELAH!

[Sublimelight]

Teach, teach, teach!!!! Beautiful and POWER-FILLED!

[sekorb]

im absolutely speachless. this is amazing

[spuggie14]

this is a great song embracing the African side of our existence, i love it.

[TheAliness221]

love it!!!

[jahguida2]

next king of reggae music .teach teaher

[bogossindahousebaby]

THIS IS OUR HISTORY AND IM PROUD TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT MY ROOTS POWER TO THE PEOPLE THEN AND NOW WE SHOULD NEVER FORGET WHERE WE FROM OUR LOVE AFRICA <3

[Nicky2962]

all we do is love wi culture! but do we?

[mizzflyness]

Powerful song and video.

[FarrellDonMusic84]

beautiful song for beautiful people forgivethose who dislike this video they are not to blame for there ignorance. shakazulu pikney FarrellDon

[quuska]

diz ma fevrt mi must di listrn be 4r di slp mi wandr a di y!! tarrus kip it up

[mandela195]

ZULU FOR LIFE..south africa in here

[sweetneomi]

Beautiful..................

[sweetsface]

This is the most realest song i ever heared

[JAHCOLONEL]

there are two type of people who would hate this video.. those whwo want to keep the Status Quo as it is.. and sad to say, those sell-out Uncle Toms

[dominic970]

who tha fuk disliked this???

[Yedidiah1]

should have included other greats of the Caribbean who spoke out and demonstrated strength, courage and black pride - some as Butler, Haitians etc - but it was focus on Jamaican - so I guess it was based on an interpretation of that country. Big tune though - really appreciate it - but then Malcolm and Martin - etc, could have do more for Caribbean

[MinniPsycho]

big up to you tarus riley you are my idol

[bradmanster2]

cute kid at 2:07

[aramisian]

Bless from Armenia ! Big up !

[suckonmyloglayla]

truly amazing.

[spynee]

im white and 100% ashamed of my ancestors - big tune, big video - One love

[spynee]

that said, im not ashamed of me for i do not tread in their footsteps

[gulliade]

Love this song `reminds me of so much really powerful song love it bless up tarrus

[lycrest15]

EY YOUTH, SEARCH YOUR HISTORY!!!!!!

[djrayray1923]

sick mad a road

[baya72]

Dis chune ah mek mi heart feel warm. Tarrus yuh neva disappoint iyah!

[qjsg08]

LOVE THIS Tarrus! Thank you for this. I recognized most of the names in the lyrics but these I'm not sure of--the names are spelled phonetically so they might be spelled wrong---: Buju Nekke(?) Kumah(?) Pelakuteh(?)

again, this really warmed my heart!

[NahTekNuhCheck]

@qjsg08 - Kwame Nkrumah - Pan Africanist - struggled against British colonial rule in Ghana - heavily influenced by Garvey's of Africa for the Africans - became ruler of post colonial Ghana - the independent Ghanian flag adopted the colours of the Garvey movement and the Black Star

[NahTekNuhCheck]

@NahTekNuhCheck - Kunta Kinte - abducted into slavery yet refused to give up his heritage - main character in Alex Haleys' book Roots - saw it as a 12 y o and it was profound, painful and deeply moving - reduced all members of my family and myself to tears

[NahTekNuhCheck]

@NahTekNuhCheck - Buju Neke - I'm sorry that name is unknown to me ... I'm open to further education ...

[qjsg08]

@NahTekNuhCheck ye man, i know kwame. I guess I didn't really hear the "r"...and I figured out the other was Fela Kuti, but I still doh kno "buju nekk (sp.)" is :S

[Glamchic01]

as i type my cousin is in the mirror rubbing bleaching cream on her beautiful black skin, im playing this song for her but she dnt get it *tears* its so sad

[jcan01]

Wicked tune... Love this one!

[kobry2001]

4 dislikes = 4 fools

Blak Soil!

[bajanbliss]

@kobry2001 The black skin is the MOST beautiful in the world!!! Our skin looks even better and 'glows' when we go in the sun. As for bleaching it will tell on them later. I hear the creams cause cancer and you can never go in the sun.....what a shame. I can't wait to go to the beach this afternoon and get some sun!!!!!

[69bashment]

LOVE the song Tarrus!!

[23nathalie]

that song spoke to my heart !!!!!

[DaniAngel2006]

Yes Tarrus ... we need to champion a sense of pride in our heritage and ancestry. I LOVE THIS SONG

[ijahumes]

the blood of African kings runs in my vain.... what a line to start the song wid!!! bad a de baddest

[Islanddemocrat]

This is the song of the century!!! Great job Tarrus keep up the good work.



[Badangel30]

Tarrus Riley is definitely without a doubt my artist...By his work and songs he is already great and growing his legend and I will say this

TARRUS RILEY IS THE NEXT BOB MARLEY icon that will come out of Jamaica!!!...

[kymbakirton]

@1:32 Konshens

@1:34 Ataklan

BTW i love this song and the African ppl in it

[rumram27]

Teachings come in many form, Tarrus right now has brought it to us thru his music. Very Powerful Song....................Keep it going Tarrus

[MrStCity]

Very powerful song!!

[blackblunthotskull]

at 1:33 isnt she my teacher

[genia1093]

mad song

[jlong305]

Huge fan of Tarrus Riley, so I believe it is required to point out the two (2) very important leading figures who shaped our lives today. These proud men (Boukman & Toussaint) hail from Jamaica and Ayiti (Haiti). Blessings Tarrus

[fridagarcia1000]

Our ancestors are smiling

[Imageaneus]

Wow, Unbelievable!!!

[donperry1]

WOW. I'm very impressed. Well done song and excellent video. Whoever did this worth their weight in gold.

[AfricansArise]

Superb, one of the best videos I've seen in a while. And solid tune as well

[missgenie89]

This song is too short. On repeat constantly! Love it

[melibooful]

@missgenie89 i now what you mean, i play it everyday before i begin work!!! EMPOWERING !!!

[kobry2001]

I am Marcus Garvey pickney, from birth!

Really, people hate this. House slaves.

[wordizbon]

Yo this song is something serious!!

[dominic970]

yo nah lie mi nuh really listen tarrus but dam da tune yah a shot king! respect!

[ThommyMr]

Wonderful 0.0!!!!! First time ever seeing this

[KahMan3]

This One give I chills

[RealitySpeaksMedia]

Flat out, yo. This video is nothin but str8 FIYAH!! My 1st time seeing it. Thoroughly impressed. Bless up from ya comrade out in Tubman City (Baltimore)

[Ifaseun1]

When you honour /elevate your Ancestors they will interceed on your behalf and mass move us all positively forward ..............Blessing and humble respect Tarrus

Eguniyi ( Trinidad)

[ReggaeSachsen]

BIG MESSAGE from ah BIG MESSENGAH! so deeply true! Rememba always dem roots deyah!

[SweetestPea4u]

singy singy u a tek it to dem, teach dem.... LOVE the video straight through. u r very talented, keep up the positive vibes, bless up.

[MrPct2011]

absolutely amazing video.....amazing mesage also

[Kheru1]

Brilliant message, great song. Unfortunately, there is Ghanaian group called 4x4 which has made a song with the same title but totally different message. This group 4x4 is a digrace, in my opinion. White supremacy from Black mouths...

[iandepass]

Good son Taurus, well put together. Give me cold bumps and put me ina trance!!!

[Karipoo17]

Thank you for this song and video Tarrus, we need so much more of this in the industry. How many of us know our true legacy?

[theanrkiss]

4 bleachers disliked this song

[neckbonedaboss]

I <3 my colour black & I'm a warrior. Tarrus riley bless up.

[MrLsemaj]

Brilliantly conceptualized and executed. Black on and on and on.

[MrLsemaj]

Brilliantly conceptualized and executed. Black on and on and on.

[knite7]

yoruba pickney!!........

[jellojaw]

Song so good it seems short

[CabbatheHot]

How can you preach peace with a warrior spirit?