BOB Marley & the wailers
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- Nine mile, situated high in the mountains of the beautiful island of Jamaica, is a small friendly village tucked away in thr parish of St. Ann. this quaint hamlet is known as the birthplace of Bob Marley. And it is the very same place he was later laid to rest. In 1957, Bobs mother Cedella moved him from Nine Miles to live in Kingston. like other city dwellers, Cedella came from the quite rulal surroundings to the Jamaican capital in search of work and excitement. city life offered little respite as poverty and violence plagued Trench Town while the chances of finding a job were as poor as the living conditions. Bob's story is that of archetype, which is why it continues to have such a powerful and ever growing resonance: it embodies political repression, metaphysical and artistic insight, gangland warfare and variour periods of mystical wilderness and his audience continues to widen:
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WHATS COMMIN UP
03/14/2008 | New tour dates for Stephen Marley
Stephen Marley is back on the road--catch him this spring in Florida and visit StephenMarleyMusic.com for more tour updates.
03/20/2008 | Music City commemorates Coxsone
Tucked away on a busy street in Brooklyn's East New York neighborhood, Coxsone's Music City is the closest you can get to Studio One without hopping a plane to Kingston.
03/12/2008 | Preserving the Steppin' Razor's memory
Wayne Jobson is set to embark on a feature film focusing on the period after Peter Tosh's 1974 break from the Wailers until his still-unsolved murder in 1987. We caught up with Jobson after a screening of his breakthrough documentary on Tosh, "Stepping Razor: Red X" that was part of the February Reggae Month festivities in Jamaica.
03/10/2008 | Zap Mama finds a kindred spirit in Marley
"I relate my Africa to Bob Marley because he was always singing about Africa, because he wanted people to recognize African culture," says singer Marie Daulne, founder of Zap Mama. "It's what I do too."
03/07/2008 | Marley biopic, documentary in the works
Scorcese and the Weinsteins announce plans to tell Bob Marley's life story on the silver screen in two upcoming films.
03/05/2008 | Reggae stars unite for Police tribute
Inner Circle, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Toots and the Maytals and other reggae icons put their own spin on classics by the Police in a new release from Shanachie Records.
02/27/2008 | Celebrating Bob's birthday in song
Featuring live performances by the Marleys, John Legend, K'Naan, Javaughn, Rihanna and others, this year's Smile Jamaica/Africa Unite concert, brought smiles to more than 15,000 Marley fans.
02/11/2008 | Grammys: Top honors for 'Mind Control'
Stephen Marley's critically acclaimed Mind Control took home the Grammy for Best Reggae Album at the 50th Annual ceremony, besting three of the genre's most legendary artists.
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Bob & the Wailers: Live at the Beacon
The Beacon, New York City shows of April 30th and May 1st were some of the most magical shows in the 1976 Rastaman Vibration North American tour for Bob Marley and the Wailers. Join the Passport Fan Club today and find out why.
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Africa Unite Reunites I Threes
In the last of our series of outtakes and extras from "Africa Unite," Rita Marley joins Judy Mowatt and Marcia Griffiths onstage to harmonize around one of the Bob's most popular melodies, "Three Little Birds."1 Comment 597 days
Bob Marley R.I.P.
DATZ NICE
awww... had so much fun at The Wailers concert on Saturday over here in NZ...
"...they got so much things to say right now, they got so much things to say..."
very irie... mwah
i love bob marley
he is my forever IDOL...R.I.P MY MAN
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RIP bob marley fukn legend m8
ADD ME-IRIEEEE
hae R.I.P
OKAaaaaaaay, as if ..... this is his real bebo .,, stop maken shitup
u rock bob r.i.p
RASTAFARI
your ledgend lives on bob
Rastamon
loooove bob x
hey ko e ha ia mou fefe hake ?
ONE LOVE MON!!!!
ROOTS,,RASTA AND REGGAE
I have been a fan of uncle Bob since I can remember, I grew up in Ruatoria east coast, so was raised on uncle Bobs music, JAH RASTAFARI Hearty Ngati.
No Woman No Cry mate. Respec Mon!