Mortimo St George "Kumi" Planno, (6 September 1929, Cuba – 5 March 2006,[1] Kingston, Jamaica) was a renowned Rastafari elder, drummer and a follower of the back-to-Africa movement founded in the 1910s by Marcus Garvey. He is best known as the Rasta teacher and friend of Bob Marley, and as the man who commanded the respect of a chaotic crowd during the arrival of Emperor Haile Selassie on his visit to Jamaica in 1966. He is referred to by other Rastas as a teacher and a leader within the context of the faith, given his life's work.
^Katz, David (25 April 2006). "Obituary: Mortimer Planno, revered Rastafarian leader". The Independent. London: independent.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2012.[dead link]
back to Jamaica when Planno was still a young boy in the early 1930s. His father was Cuban and his given name was Mortimo, not Mortimer. He became a prominent...
request Ras MortimerPlanno, a well-known Rasta leader, to climb the steps, enter the plane, and negotiate the Emperor's descent. When Planno reemerged...
request Ras MortimerPlanno, a well-known Rasta leader, to climb the steps, enter the plane, and negotiate the Emperor's descent. Planno re-emerged and...
Notable individuals Leonard Howell Joseph Hibbert Archibald Dunkley MortimerPlanno Vernon Carrington Charles Edwards Bob Marley Peter Tosh Society Relation...
Federation. Hibbert was probably among the Rastafari elders, including MortimerPlanno, who were given the honour of meeting with Haile Selassie I on his...
Selassie himself again visited and, according to EWF number 37 leader MortimerPlanno, cautioned them against bringing Jamaican politics to Ethiopia. The...
Papa Dyer's own account, he was converted to Rastafari after seeing MortimerPlanno speak in 1959. Like many young Jamaicans at the time, Dyer made his...
use Amharic phrases in songs after learning them from Rasta leader MortimerPlanno, with tracks such as "Golden Pen" and "Press Along" in the early 1960s...
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