Talk:One Love Peace Concert

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The One Love Peace Concert as stated was one of the biggest reggae and political events which has ever taken place in Jamaica. It was performed during a political civil war which was taking place in Jamaica. Bob Marley which was the known artist in the US to play at this concert brought up the two opposing parties onto stage and basically united the sides there. Bob Marley had an assassination attempt on his life due to the political violence which was happening - thus this was something that was very close to his heart. No merge should be done as this was not specifically a Bob Marley event! 16:23, 28 March 2007 (EST)

Proposed Deletion[edit]

I do get "about 17,500 English pages" when I google for the concert and the content here is valuable. Perhaps a merger (with what though?) is more appropriate than a deletion. Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. (talk) 17:29, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the One Love Peace Concert is notable enough for Wikipedia, but there is no info in the article about why the concert is important. It was the biggest reggae event of the 1970s, featuring most of Jamaica's then biggest stars (Dennis Brown, Jacob Miller, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley). The concert is also a politically significant event in the history of the country. Thanks to the concert a peace treaty was concluded between the island's two political parties' "political enforcers" (i.e. gunmen) that brought an end to several years of street warfare and murder in Jamaica. The OLPC was also amongst both Bob Marley's and Peter Tosh's most memorable live shows, in Marley's case much because of him brining together party leaders Michael Manley and Edward Seaga on stage, when their two parties were in what could really be described as a state of undeclared war; in Tosh's case due to the highly controversial speeches he gave. The concert was also recently included in a list of the "ten greatest rock gigs". [1]

I agree that the article is seriously lacking in its current state, but in my opinion the subject itself is notable enough to be included in Wikipedia. Unfortunately I'm quite busy at the moment and don't really have the time to fix and add stuff to the article, but I still think it should stay. Teklund 21:20, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merge[edit]

Will request merge with Bob Marley.--200.32.222.2 04:34, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, Why redirect to Bob Marley and not other articles? SqueakBox 11:54, 3 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why redirect at all? I think for everybody who knows a little bit about the history of Jamaican music kowns about the importance of this concert. Not musically but as a point where politcs have been made by using music. Thus this article should remain! --Reinhard P. Braun 19:35, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unfounded Claim on the Impact and/or Importance of the Concert[edit]

The entry on the One Love Peace Concert makes the unfounded claim that "This concert also had a large impact on the ongoing cold war with U.S.S.R and the U.S. which ended in 1989." Where are the verifiable sources for this claim?