Keznamdi: "Rastafari Is Discriminated Against IN JAMAICA" 🇯🇲 | Blxxd & Fyah Interview
Published May 19, 2026
Grammy-nominated reggae artist Keznamdi 🔥 joins Irie Jam Radio for a deep, unfiltered breakdown of his album "Bxxd & Fyah," the colonial systems still alive in Jamaica today, and what Rastafari really means in the modern world. 🇯🇲🇪🇹🇹🇿
In this must-watch Irie Jam Radio interview, Keznamdi shares:
▶️ What each "home" (Jamaica, Tanzania, Ethiopia) taught him about identity
▶️ The spiritual experience of visiting His Majesty's palace in Ethiopia 👑
▶️ Why reggae music is "the ultimate truth weapon" for African liberation
▶️ Behind the songs: Colonial Bondage, Identity Crisis, Pressure, Forever Grateful
▶️ The shocking moment in a Jamaican courtroom that exposed colonial mindsets
▶️ Why Rastafari is "discriminated against in its own homeland"
▶️ How Africa NEEDS conscious reggae music right now
▶️ Old school dub vs. new school fusion and where he stands
▶️ Where he finds clarity when the world gets too loud 🌊
🎙️ Hosted on Irie Jam Radio, the home of conscious reggae, dancehall & Caribbean culture in Brooklyn, NYC.
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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 What each version of home taught Keznamdi
01:30 Landing in Jamaica,the air, the herb, the people
02:45 Tanzania, similar faces, similar spirit
04:00 Ethiopia, Rastafari & 10,000-year-old Bibles
05:30 Inside the making of "Blood & Fire" 🔥
07:00 Healing, fighting, celebrating all three
08:15 African liberation in everyday life
09:30 The colonial wig in the Jamaican courtroom
10:30 "We're not loved by our own culture" on Rastafari
11:30 Lightning round: dub, Grammys & finding clarity
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