Jump Nyabinghi for America

No, that's not Barack Obama in dreads. Bob Marley's Jump Nyabinghi was the first song I saw on my Itunes list this morning. I thought, "What a nice song to celebrate Obama's and America's victory." Nyabinghi (Ni-uh-bin-gee) is a celebratory ritual within the Rastafarian culture offering praises to Jah(God) and appeals to destroy corrupt, wicked systems.

Hallelu-Jah!
Hallelu-Jah!

Love to see when ya move in the rhythm;
I love to see, when you're dancin' from within!
It gives great joy to feel such sweet togetherness,
Everyone doin' and they're doing their best
Huh, it remind I of the days in Jericho,
When we troddin' down Jericho walls:
These are the days when we'll trod t'rough Babylon, (na-na, na-na)
Gonna trod until Babylon falls.

I felt a great happiness and togetherness last night while listening to Obama's speech in Grant Park, Chicago. Perhaps most gratifying was the mosaic sea of faces that celebrated with him. There's so much to say on this occassion (the media will fill our cups). For now, all I can say is Jump Nyabinghi!