The Honourable Peter Tosh, OM (born Winston Hubert McIntosh, 19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987) was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers (1963–1974), and who afterwards had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari.
Equal Rights is widely acclaimed as one of Reggaeâ™s most influential albums. It established Tosh as a leader in the genre. In peak form, this political outing includes the standouts “Stepping Razor,” “African” and “Apartheid.” It received outstanding praise from Rolling Stone, Spin, The Wire, Q, MOJO and more.
Equal Rights was to be the album that propelled Peter Tosh to the top of the reggae world — the rival to onetime fellow Wailer Bob Marley. Time has shown that this lofty...