Judah Square - One Love Tour

Quaint, curious and a little off-beat are just some of the words that come to mind when one thinks of Knysna, the picturesque Garden route town in the Western Cape. It’s no wonder then that this small package can throw a curve ball such as Judah Square. This is home to one of the largest Rastafarian communities in South Africa. Bra Zeb – short for Zebulon, is a small animated man with 20-year old dreadlocks down to his knees. He greets us with the customary fist bump and an “Irie” and for a good part of the afternoon will teach us about the origins of the neighbourhood and Rastafarianism. When Bra Zeb speaks it’s difficult not to pay attention to him. He uses his whole body and weaves and bops about in a dance-like fervour directed by a passionate fiya that clearly burns inside of him when he speaks about Rastafarianism and his community.