The Meditations
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The Meditations are a Jamaican reggae vocal trio known for their roots harmonies and influential contributions to 1970s and 1980s reggae music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Return of the Meditations | 1 |
| The Meditations canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6585636 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Meditations Context triple: [One Love Peace Concert, featuredArtist, The Meditations]
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A.
Meditations
Meditations is a series of personal writings by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius that articulate key principles of Stoic philosophy and self-discipline.
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B.
The Consolation of Philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy is a 6th-century philosophical dialogue by Boethius that explores fate, free will, and the nature of happiness through a conversation between the author and Lady Philosophy.
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C.
the Enchiridion
The Enchiridion is a powerful, ancient magical book in Adventure Time that serves as a key artifact tied to great heroes and dark forces like the Lich.
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D.
Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
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E.
Enchiridion
Enchiridion is a concise Stoic handbook attributed to the Greek philosopher Epictetus, offering practical guidance on ethics and personal conduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Meditations Target entity description: The Meditations are a Jamaican reggae vocal trio known for their roots harmonies and influential contributions to 1970s and 1980s reggae music.
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A.
Meditations
Meditations is a series of personal writings by Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius that articulate key principles of Stoic philosophy and self-discipline.
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B.
The Consolation of Philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy is a 6th-century philosophical dialogue by Boethius that explores fate, free will, and the nature of happiness through a conversation between the author and Lady Philosophy.
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C.
the Enchiridion
The Enchiridion is a powerful, ancient magical book in Adventure Time that serves as a key artifact tied to great heroes and dark forces like the Lich.
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D.
Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
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E.
Enchiridion
Enchiridion is a concise Stoic handbook attributed to the Greek philosopher Epictetus, offering practical guidance on ethics and personal conduct.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical trio
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reggae vocal group ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| album |
For the Good of Man
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Ghetto Knowledge ⓘ Guidance ⓘ Message from the Meditations ⓘ
linked to:
Meditations
No More Friend ⓘ Return of the Meditations ⓘ
linked to:
The Meditations
Wake Up ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bob Marley & The Wailers
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linked to:
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Culture ⓘ Gregory Isaacs ⓘ Jimmy Cliff ⓘ Joseph Hoo Kim ⓘ Lee "Scratch" Perry ⓘ Sly and Robbie ⓘ The Congos ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| era | golden age of roots reggae ⓘ |
| genre |
reggae
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rockers reggae ⓘ roots reggae ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
roots-conscious lyrics
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tight three-part harmony arrangements ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
conscious reggae
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roots reggae ⓘ |
| language |
Jamaican English
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Jamaican Patois ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
Rastafarian spirituality
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opposition to oppression ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| member |
Ansel Cridland
ⓘ
Danny Clarke ⓘ Winston Watson ⓘ |
| notableFor | three-part vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | backing vocals on Bob Marley & The Wailers recordings ⓘ |
| notableSongRole |
backing vocals on "Blackman Redemption"
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backing vocals on "Rastaman Live Up" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Babylon Trap Them
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Life Is Not Easy ⓘ Miracles ⓘ No Peace ⓘ Running from Jamaica ⓘ Woman Is Like a Shadow ⓘ |
| originCity | Kingston ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Channel One
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Easy Star Records ⓘ Island Records ⓘ |
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linked to: The Meditations