...expect even more experimentation on the groups next album. Vengeance says he listens to everything from Johnny Cash to Bob Marley to Pantera. And all those influences are bound to come out eventually. As far as the next album, who knows? he says. I...
...by: ASAP Travel by: Jan 22, 2009 The deal While everyone associates reggae with Jamaica (thanks to Bob Marley), many may not know that the island also offers a cutting-edge music scene for jazz and blues lovers. The annual Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival...
...Bob Marley performed at the One Love Peace Concert in Kingston, Jamaica, in April 1978, forcing together the hands of the island's leading politicians, popular music finally seemed to bridge social and economic quandaries. The image of Marley flanked by...
...made a shocking discovery. One of the country's most important music collections, including original recordings by Bob Marley and Pete Tosh, had been ransacked. Thousands of vinyl records and CDs had gone. Nearly one year on not a single record has been...
Background
Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) was a Jamaican musician, singer-songwriter, and Rastafarian. He was the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands: The Wailers (1964 – 1974) and Bob Marley & the Wailers (1974 – 1981). Marley died nearly thirty years ago, but remains the most widely known and revered performer of ska/reggae music, and is credited for helping spread Jamaican music to the worldwide audience.
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