THE RASTAMAN’S CONCEPTS OF EQUALITY AND FREEDOM AS REFLECTED IN BOB MARLEY’S SELECTED SONGS
A THESIS
BY
NANDA FAHRIZA BATUBARA Reg. No: 100705082
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
THE RASTAMAN’S CONCEPTS OF EQUALITY AND FREEDOM AS REFLECTED IN BOB MARLEY’S SELECTED SONGS
A THESIS
BY
NANDA FAHRIZA BATUBARA Reg. No. 100705082
SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR
Dr. Martha Pardede, M.S
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of SarjanaSastra from Department of English
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
Mahmud A. Albar, S.S, M.A NIP. 19521229 197903 2 001 NIP.19820904 200501 1 002
Approved by the Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan as thesis for The SarjanaSastra Examination.
Head, Secretary,
Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of SarjanaSastra from Department of EnglishFaculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.
The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on Juni 13, 2015
Dean of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara
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Board of Examiners:
Dr. H. MuhizarMuchtar, M.A ( )
RahmadsyahRkt, M.A, Ph.D ( )
Dr. Martha Pardede, M.S ( )
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TITLE OF THESIS : THE RASTAMAN’S CONCEPTS OF EQUALITY
AND FREEDOM AS REFLECTED IN BOB MARLEY’S
SELECTED SONGS
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ABSTRACT
Bob Marley is not only known as the legend of reggae music by public but also the fanatic follower of Rastafari or called as Rastaman. The followers had claimed Marley as the prophet because of his influences of Rastafari’s movement progress. He also had conveyed many messages of Rastafari about equal rights and freedom for the people all over the world through the music. And this thesis contains the Rastaman’s concept of equality and freedom as reflected in Marley’s selected songs. In his songs entitled War, So Much Things to Say and Exodus have meaning about the Rastaman’s concept of equality. And other songs entitled
Zimbabwe, Africa Unite and RedemptionSong have the meaning about the Rastaman’s
concept of freedom. This thesis uses the descriptive qualitative method. The method is
applied by describing the data and analyzing them. The data was taken from some written sources, such as books and articles from internet to support this analysis. The analysis uses intrinsic and extrinsic approach and also historical approach. The thesis uses the sociological approach to know the description of the social phenomena that happened at the time. The thesis is expected to provide knowledge about Rastafari’s concept of equality and freedom for the readers. And this thesis also can be used as reference especially for the student who interested to study and researches about the subject matter of the thesis.
ABSTRAK
Bob Marley tidak hanya dikenal sebagai legenda musik reggae oleh publik namun juga merupakan pengikut fanatik Rastafari atau yang dipanggil dengan Rastaman.Para pengikut tersebut telah menganggap Marley sebagai nabi karena pengaruhnya pada kemajuan gerakan Rastafari.Dia juga telah menyampaikan banyak pesan Rastafari tentang kesetaraan dan kebebasan kepada orang-orang seluruh penjuru dunia melalui musik.Dan tesis ini berisi konsep Rastaman tentang kesetaraan dan kebebasan yang tercermin dalam lagu-lagu pilihan dari Marley.Di lagu-lagunya berjudul War, So Much Things to Say dan Exodus memiliki makna konsep Rastaman tentang kesetaraan.Dan lagu-lagu lainya berjudul Zimbabwe, Africa Unitedan RedemptionSongmemiliki makna konsep Rastaman tentang kebebasan.Tesis ini
menggunakan metode descriptive qualitative.Metode ini diterapkan dengan mendeskripsikan data dan menganalisinya.Data tersebut diambil dari beberapa sumber tertulis, seperti buku-buku dan artikel-artikel dari internet untuk mendukung analisis ini.Analysis ini menggunakan pendekatan intrinsik dan pendekatan ekstrinsik dan juga pendekatan historis.Tesis ini menggunakan pendekatan sosiologis untuk mengetahui deskripsi tentang fenomena sosial yang terjadi pada saat itu.Tesisinidiharapkandapatmemberikanpengetahuantentang konsep Rastafari tentang kesetaraan dan kebebasan untukpembaca.Dan
tesisinijugadapatdigunakansebagaireferensikhususnyabagimahasiswa yang tertarikuntukmempelajaridanmeneliti tentang materi tesis ini.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT………. i
AUTHOR’S DECLARATION……….. ii
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION……… iii
ABSTRACT………. iv
ABSTRAK……….. v
TABLE OF CONTENTS……… vi
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION……… 1
1.1. Background of the Study………. 1
1.2. Problems of the Study……….. 5
1.3. Objectives of the Study………. 6
1.4. Scope of the Study………. … 6
1.5. Significances of the Study………. … 6
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE……… 7
2.1. Rasta and Resistance by Horace Campbell ……… 7
2.2. Bob Marley: The Spirit of Freedom by NandoBaskara……… 12
2.3. From Slavery to Freedom by John Hope Franklin and Alfred A. Moss, Jr………. 14
2.4.Education, Equality and Human Rights; Issues of Gender, ’Race’, Sexuality, disability and Social Class by Mike Cole………... 18
2.5. Poetry as Literature……….. 21
2.5.1. Poetry-Song Connection………. 22
2.5.2. The Kind of Poetry……….… 23
2.5.3. The Aspects of Poetry………. 24
CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARH………. 28
3.1. Research Design………. 28
3.2. Data Collecting Procedure……… 28
3.3. Data Selecting Procedure………. 29
3.4. Data Analyzing Procedure……… 29
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS……… 30
4.1. The Rastaman’s Concepts of Equality as reflected in Bob Marley’s Selected Songs……….. 32
4.2. The Rastaman’s Concepts of Freedom as reflected in Bob Marley’s Selected Songs……….... 38
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS……… 46
5.1. Conclusions………... 46
5.1.2. The Rastaman’s Concept of Equality……… 46
5.1.3. The Rastaman’s Concept of Freedom……….. 46
5.2. Suggestions………. 47 REFERENCES
