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Bob Marley Foundation to celebrate reggae legend’s 75th birthday

Photo via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) Article by Chux Ohai via Punch The Bob Marley Foundation has said that arrangements have been concluded to celebrate the post-humous birthday of Jamaican reggae legend, Bob Marley, on Thursday, February 6, 2020 under the theme, ‘Marley 75: Redemption.’ The Foundation disclosed...

Shining a Light on the Other Half of Humanity

I like to know what’s going on in the world—I read the news online most of the time. And yeah, I was getting some news, or as I call it, half the story. But, it dawned on me that all I was being fed was...

A Marley Family Celebration at Miami’s Kaya Fest on 4/20

Photos By Rick Munroe / MFN Article via Musicfestnews.com Kaya Fest was a day of conscious, uplifting roots reggae music, with an effective message that transcends all barriers of race, age, gender and creed promoting peace, love & unity. On what can be considered the most appropriate day...

Jamaica honours reggae with grand festival to mark 50 years of the genre

Photo courtesy of Fifty-Six Hope Road Music, Ltd. Article by Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson, via Face2Face Africa With so much focus on culture, history and preservation of originality, February 2019 has been declared Golden Reggae month in Jamaica. According to the Jamaica Gleaner, the celebration was declared and launched by the...

Julian Marley Welcomed to New Zealand with Traditional Pōwhiri Ceremony

 Video Courtesy of Te Karere TV Article by Jessica Tyson, via Māori Television Jamaican reggae musician Julian Marley was welcomed with a pōwhiri at the Auckland Airport today, exactly 40 years after his father, Bob Marley, also received a Māori welcoming in 1979. The 43-year-old is visiting as part...

Rihanna Ready to Drop Reggae-Influenced New Album in 2019

Photo by EJ Hersom (Creative Commons) Article via Sentinel & Enterprise News Rihanna has revealed that her ninth studio album will drop in 2019. In the comments under a promotional photo for Rihanna's Fenty beauty line posted on the singer's Instagram account, a fan wrote: "But when...

‘Rebellion Rises’ is nominated for GRAMMY, Best Reggae Album!

The 2019 GRAMMY nominations have just been released, and we are excited to announce that Ziggy Marley's seventh solo studio album, Rebellion Rises, has been nominated for Best Reggae Album! Throughout his life, Ziggy has been nominated for 15 GRAMMYs with 8 wins, including 7 for...

Bob Marley Foundation

The Marley Family continues to provide philanthropic support through the Bob Marley Foundation in order to continue and honour the memory of the Honourable Robert Nesta Marley, OM and to perpetuate the spiritual, cultural, social and musical ideals and goals which guided and inspired him...

Ziggy Marley on His Dad and Music

Ziggy does an interview at The Real Daytime where he opens up about his father, family, and how his music has evolved. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWidoe2oa4M&t=2s[/embed]...