Bob Marley performed at the Smile Jamaica Concert two days after being shot, showing his commitment to peace and making one of the most powerful statements of his career. Marley’s 1977 album “Exodus” ...
On Easter Monday morning, 1964, 14-year-old Marcia Griffiths stepped onto a stage for the very first time. The occasion was an annual concert held at the Carib Theater in Kingston, Jamaica. The late ...
Bob Marley’s music is a soundtrack for liberation, love and unity. With a discography spanning decades, the reggae legend has released albums that continue to carry messages of hope, resistance and ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Professor Mike Alleyne Ph.D is an award-winning author and editor. Forty-one years after it was first released, Marley’s Legend ...
For the sixth consecutive year, Marley’s Legend compilation album registers top sales in the genre, while no releases from ...
Forrest is a Toronto based playwright and songwriter. He begins by giving some background about himself and his family, who were West Africans brought to Jamaica in the slave trade. Forrest explains ...
This Thursday, February 6, marks what would’ve been Bob Marley’s 80th birthday. To commemorate the milestone, the late reggae legend’s family and record labels will launch a yearlong celebration that ...
Singer. Born St James, Jamaica, July 30, 1944; died November 24, aged 81. It was Jimmy Cliff who fired the first arrows of the reggae attack on Western ears, even if it was Bob Marley who colonised ...
Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...
Details are often omitted when a story is recounted. In Bob Marley's biography, a frequently overlooked detail in the legendary reggae musician's story is his life in Wilmington, although clearly ...