Burning Spear, is a Grammy Award winning Jamaican roots 　　reggae singer and musician. Like many famous Jamaican 　　reggae artists, Burning Spear is known for his Rastafari 　　movement messages.He was born in Saint Ann's Bay, 　　Jamaica, as were Bob Marley and Marcus Garvey; who both 　　had a great influence on Burning Spear aka Rodney's life: 　　Garvey in his philosophy, which Burning Spear greatly 　　took to, and Marley in directly helping Burning Spear get 　　started in the music industry by introducing him to 　　Clement Dodd. Burning Spear was originally Rodney's 　　group, named after Jomo Kenyatta, the first Prime 　　Minister and President of an independent Kenya, and 　　initially including bass singer Rupert Willington, later 　　expanding to include tenor Delroy Hinds.