Reggae gig opens up Cote dIvoires Rasta Village
Reggae gig opens up Cote d’Ivoire’s ‘Rasta Village’
With its wooden shacks on a beach shaded by palm trees, Cote d’Ivoire’s “Rasta Village” could be anywhere in West Africa — if it wasn’t for all the dreadlocks, Ethiopian flags and murals of the Lion of Judah.
Last weekend, the villagers in Cote d’Ivoire’s Rastafarian colony, near the port of Abidjan, made a rare opening to the outside world with a four-day reggae festival that culminates in the anniversary of Bob Marley’s death today.