E5 - Loco Weed, Mucho Bien

With supplies of Ganja running low in Jamaica and a fruitful harvest months away, the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church journeyed to Colombia to bridge the gap in production. Despite the operation's success, the Church's elders soon realized that the Colombians' methods and motives did not align with their doctrine, and that the spreading of Rasta Doctrine was more important than a physical kingdom.

Returning to Jamaica and cutting business ties with the Colombians, we follow the immense growth of the Church in this short 10-month window. Episode 5 rises to climax with the construction and subsequent opening celebration of the Church's new central temple headquarters in St Thomas, Jamaica, the "Coptic Heights."

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• We have created musical playlists on Spotify and Youtube that match the mood of each episode.

• Coptic Heights Opening Ceremony from Patrick White’s Archives

• I’ll Always Be Your Brother Gallery

• Coptic Heights in St. Thomas, Jamaica - Remember the Coptics? by Barbara Blake Hannah

• Coptic Heights photo from Egypt Migrations

• The Story of Marcus Garvey A Documentary (video)

• Marcus Garvey - small blog post

• Marcus Garvey Speaks! "Objects of the Universal Negro Improvement Association" 1921

• Harlem Renaissance - Wiki

• Afriacan civilizations that are mentioned in this episode

• Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (book) & Marlon James on A Brief History of Seven Killings at Miami Book Fair

• Images from https://www.ebay.com/str/soxphotos:

Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church

Credits

• Production & post-production: Alan, Benji Anstey, Taylan Bulbul

• Music: Benji Anstey (guitar), Dan Boshoff (guitar), Dawud Petersen (bass), Nkanyezi Ngwenya (percussion), Conor Hugo (sound engineer), Joshua Riley (mixing and mastering)

• Visuals and website: Taylan Bulbul

• Font (ChemyRetro) by Jay Batch