Brian Richardson takes a sharp axe to the root of the processes of capitalist commodification that fool some people into sometimes seeing Bob Marley as a 'harmless icon'. As Marley himself once declared, 'mi see myself as a revolutionary', and Richardson's fine portrait explains why, by exploring the liberation struggles and rich cultural traditions of the Caribbean and wider African diaspora that inspired Marley's songs of freedom. (Christian Høgsbjerg)A Redwords Revolutionary Portrait.