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A smiling Ermias Sahle Selassie playing the conga drum with Bongo Herman and other Rastafarians.

Bongo Herman in the forefront with a drum under his arm and wearing a colourful African outfit; and a group of Rastafarians - one with a drum, listens to H.I.H. Prince Ermias Sahle Selassie of Ethiopia, grandson of the late Emperor Haile Selassie I,…

Jamaican percussionist, Herman 'Bongo Herman' Davis, onstage with his back-up band.

The Spirit of Trinidad - Bongo. Sept. 22, 1957

11 1/2" x 14 1/2".

Extract from Trinidad Sunday Guardian, Sept. 22, 1957.

"This dance constitute one of the main features of a country wake. Dancers from miles around convene at the House of…

"BOMBED OUT: Firemen putting out the last of the flames that gutted this building at 9 Ripon Road, Kingston, on Wednesday night. It is reported that at about 10:30 pm, four men travelling in a car threw gas bombs at the building owned by Warren…

" 'UNITED WE STAND': These sixteen persons have been elected by their various organisations to sit on the Bombay Village Community Council, which was launched recently."

"Staring at accomplishment: The president of the Bombay Community Council (standing) calls attention to the roof of the Bombay School, which is the result of action on the part of a civic group."

"No Generation Gap: This picture, showing adults playing gaily together with their juniors, indicates what can happen when there's community togetherness and coordinated effort. This game was a prelude to the launching of the Bombay Community…

"From the mouth of babes...These two children, interestingly enough, will also serve the Bombay Community Council. They will air the grouses and desires of their peers to the council."

Simon Bolivar's tutor reads to him as they sit at a table under a tree.