Kicking off a nine week tour of Europe to promote his 2011 Grammy Award winning album Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life, Stephen Marley last night visited the Off_Corso in Rotterdam for a show of over two hours. Supported by his son Jo Mersa Marley and Australian singer Jasmin Karma, the time passed very quickly, thanks to Stephen’s own repertoire as well as that of his famous father… ‘Babylon by Bus’: Stephen’s touring bus … Continue reading
Vandaag bewijzen we eer en herinneren we Robert Nesta Marley, beter bekend als Bob Marley, die precies 31 jaar geleden stierf aan kanker. Zoals de toenmalige premier van Jamaica, Edward Seaga, zei tijdens de officiële begrafenisceremonie van de onbetwiste koning van de reggae: “may his soul find contentment in the achievements of his life, and rejoice in the embrace of Jah Rastafari” (“moge zijn ziel tevredenheid vinden in de prestaties in zijn leven en zich … Continue reading
Today we remember and pay tribute to Robert Nesta Marley, better known as Bob Marley, as it is exactly 31 years ago that he died of cancer. As the then prime minister of Jamaica Edward Seaga said during the funeral ceremony of the king of reggae: “may his soul find contentment in the achievements of his life and rejoice in the embrace of Jah Rastafari”. It is also exactly one year ago that I first … Continue reading
A few days ago the famous American rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur, better known as 2Pac or Makaveli, appeared on stage at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. Nothing special you might say, rappers appear on stage everywhere. True. However, this rapper died in 1996 at age 25 in the hospital after having been shot in a drive-by in Las Vegas. At Coachella, he, or rather a hologram of him, performed once … Continue reading
Usually when I write about reggae it is about Bob Marley and the Wailers and others who gave the world beautiful music during the 1970s, the Golden Era of reggae when the music from Jamaica enjoyed a creative and commercial momentum. Sadly, many who lived through those days as reggae singers and musicians (and whom I usually write about) have passed away. Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jacob ‘Killer’ Miller, Carlton ‘Carly’ Barrett… the list of … Continue reading
More than thirty years after he passed away at age 36, Robert Nesta Marley – better known to the world as reggae superstar Bob Marley – finds his way to the big screen at prestigious film festivals and theaters around the world. Certainly not the first documentary about Marley but already described and billed as the definitive documentary, MARLEY by director Kevin MacDonald documents the singer from birth to death, focusing on the life, music, … Continue reading
Bob Marley, the King of Reggae, recently ‘visited’ Keio University as a special guest in a class about reggae music and Rastafarianism. As the enormous classroom was filled with anxious Japanese students, Marley appeared on the big screen and was heard on the many speakers throughout the room. Thanks to Saori-san I also found out about this class at Keio University. As I am doing research about Bob Marley in Japan I thought it would … Continue reading