Tag: Downpressor Man

Apocalyptic Metaphors in ‘Downpressor Man’ – Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha

May 11, 2020

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by

Olaotan Falade

in Columnist, Editor’s Pick

It was the tragic spectacle of the entire world locked down by a tiny virus that brought back the powerful metaphors in the lyrics of Peter Tosh’s 1977 ‘Downpressor Man’ reggae track to my immediate memory. It was the trio of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer who first drew my attention to the…