923 - Bob Marley - Music

Bob Marley - Music Official Funeral Service for the Hon. Robert Nesta Marley O.M. (Bob Marley - Berhane Selassie) (Light of the Trinity). Printed by the Government Printer, Duke Street, Kingston (Jamaica, 1981). 4 pp. Stapled. Extremely rare; printed in a small edition for the mourners. Program for the funeral service of the reggae musician, who died on May 11, 1981, at the age of 36. The service took place on Thursday, May 21, 1981. It began from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Holy Trinity (89 Maxfield Avenue, Kingston). The ceremony at the National Arena followed at 11:00 a.m. His Eminence Abouna Yesehaq, Archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the Western Hemisphere, is listed as the celebrant. He was assisted by priests and deacons of the church in Jamaica. The note lists Ge’ez, Amharic, and English as the languages of the service. Marley had been baptized by Yesehaq in November 1980; the name “Berhane Selassie” dates back to that baptism. According to contemporary reports, approximately 6,000 people attended the service at the National Arena. Among them was Merry Go Round. Family Magazine, special issue “Bob Marley: The Ghetto Boy Who Became King,” Vol. 3, No. 4, June 17, 1981. . - Bob Marley - Music - Official Funeral Service for the Hon. Robert Nesta Marley, O.M. (Bob Marley—Berhane Selassie) (Light of the Trinity). Printed by the Government Printer, Duke Street, Kingston. (Jamaica, 1981). 4 pp. Stapled. Extremely rare. Printed in a small edition for the mourners. Program booklet for the funeral service of the reggae musician, who died on May 11, 1981, at the age of 36. The service took place on Thursday, May 21, 1981. It began from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Holy Trinity (89 Maxfield Avenue, Kingston). The ceremony at the National Arena followed at 11:00 a.m. The celebrant is listed as His Eminence Abouna Yesehaq, Archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in the Western Hemisphere. He was assisted by priests and deacons of the church in Jamaica. The booklet lists Ge'ez, Amharic, and English as the languages of the service. Marley had been baptized by Yesehaq in November 1980, and the name “Berhane Selassie” derives from this baptism. According to contemporary reports, approximately 6,000 people attended the ceremony at the National Arena. Included: Merry Go Round. Family Magazine, special issue “Bob Marley: The Ghetto Boy Who Became King,” Vol. 3, No. 4, June 17, 1981.