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Gregory Isaacs RIP
Jamaican Reggae legend Gregory Isaacs died at 59 .JGregory Isaacs passes away after suffering a year long lung cancer at his London Home.He was one of the most successful Reggae singer in the late seventies .Its been in report that the Reggae legend Gregory Isaacs made about 500 albums in Jamaica,US and UK .The singer 1982 album Night Nurse was a chart block buster in UK.Thanks for all....
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Final Marley performance turns album
Live Forever encapsulates the pure energy of that fateful performance by Jamaica's most legendary son.The original live recording, captured on tape by Marley's engineer Dennis Thompson, has been lovingly preserved and remastered for the 30th anniversary album release exclusively in the Caribbean.Adding to the distinctiveness of the collection-worthy album is the special eco-friendly packaging.Bob had ascended to the pinnacle of his career when he took to the stage in Pittsburgh; he had just completed a successful European Uprising tour and had played on sold-out bills in New York's Madis
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Reggae Month celebrations to hit high note
The organisers of Reggae Month are pushing to make the 2010 event its best yet. Several live events are planned as well as the launch of a Walk of Fame at Emancipation Park in New Kingston.Reggae Month is observed during February, but its third staging officially gets under way on January 31 with a reception at JamaicaHouse, hosted by Prime Minister Bruce Golding.Charles Campbell, chairman of the Reggae Month committee and a director at the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JARIA), says maximum effort is being made to lift its profile."From a personal perspective, it is a bit too low-key. W
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?No Woman, No Cry? Songwriter Vincent Ford Dies
Vincent Ford, the man credited with writing Bob Marley?s classic ?No Woman, No Cry,? passed away in Jamaica on December 28. According to Intrepid reporter Brittany Somerset, the songwriter?s death comes after a long struggle with diabetes. Both of Ford?s legs had been amputated due to complications from the disease. Ford became good friends with Bob Marley as the two grew up in the Trench Town ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica in the 1960s. The song ?No Woman, No Cry? first appeared on Bob Marley?s 1974 album Natty Dread. The most well known version of the track r
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Marley Resort Celebrates Anniversary
Marley Resort & Spa is located in Nassau, Bahamas, just a 60-minute flight from Miami. Once a governor's mansion, Rita Marley purchased the property after falling in love with it at first sight and the family used it as a summer getaway for many years. The summer retreat of the Reggae Royalty welcomes guests to 16 luxurious, themed suites, all of which reflect musical legacies of Bob and Rita Marley. The property has two free-form pools, resort boutique featuring Cedella Marley fashions, music gallery, the Natural Mystic Spa, the Stir it Up Bar, and a Caribbean-fusion restaurant that offer
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Playing For Change debuts 'One Love (2009)'
In conjunction with Bob Marley's 64th world-wide birthday celebration on February 6th, Playing For Change, the cross-cultural global musical movement, will debut their version of Marley's timeless classic "One Love".This five-minute video shows the song performed around the world featuring American blues wunderkind Keb' Mo and Spain's Manu Chao playing with an incredible group of 35 musical artists. "One Love" was produced by Playing for Change's creator and driving force Mark Johnson, the Los Angeles based Grammy(R)-winning producer and engineer.Bob Marley's 64th birthday will be celebrated b
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Reggae Film Festival debuts at Red Stripe Boss
This year's annual staging of the Boss Sounds Festival in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, has been renamed the Red Stripe Boss Sounds Festival after the club secured a deal with the famous Jamaican brewer.
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Bob Marley's re-imagined for kids by Ziggy Marley
B is for Bob, a collection of Bob Marley's most beloved songs re-imagined for kids, will be released June 23 by UMe/Island/Tuff Gong.
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The 28th Anniversary of Bob Marley's Death
Today is the 28th Anniversary of Bob Marley's Death.May 11th marks the 28th anniversary of Bob Marley?s death. He died of cancer in 1981 at the age of 36.Rest in peace BobBlessJah live
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Bob Marley House
Jamaica declares Marley home national heritage site from CBC.ca The Jamaican government has named Bob Marley's former home and studio a protected national heritage site.
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Reggae community marks birthday for Bob Marley at the Port Theatre One love
A reggae concert featuring Rasta Reuben, Fredlocks Asher and their band Selassie iPower remembers the Jamaican legend?s birthday Feb. 6.?We?re celebrating Bob Marley as a major force in history,? Reuben said. ?He?s one of the freedom fighters, like Martin Luther King.?Instead of a speech, he did it in song ? it was very effective.?Reuben grew up in Jamaica where Marley?s music originated, a stone?s throw from the musician?s childhood neighbourhood.?When I was born, Bob Marley was already a legend ? the music was everywhere,? Reuben said. ?I remember it being pla
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'The Wailers' reawaken reggae spirit during Columbus concert
"So we gonna walk - all right! - through de roads of creation: We the generation, trod through great tribulations." These lyrics from the song "Exodus," were originally spoken as a call.
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Wailers spice up new hit song
Country star Chesney enlists Marley's band for latest singleHaving sold out arenas all over the United States and released platinum-selling albums for nearly a decade, singer/songwriter Kenny Chesney is indisputably one of the biggest crossover successes in modern country music. His forthcoming album, Lucky Old Sun is shaping up to be another chart-topper, based on its end-of-summer hit single and video "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven."Despite Chesney's easygoing vocals and the song's twangy guitars, "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" is an oddity on modern country radio. The song's skanking r
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Marley Verizon lawsuit
The Marley family recently announced plans to file a lawsuit to block the recent Bob Marley ringtone licensing deal between Universal Music Group and Verizon Wireless, an agreement that was made without the family's permission.
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Benefit concert to feature Marley music
The reggae band Respect Due, a tribute to the music of Bob Marley, will take center stage in a benefit performance for the New Milford Children's Center Oct.
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Reggae Fans Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Bob Marley's 'Exodus' Album
The Anglican Church in Jamaica announced it was adding his song 'One Love/People Get Ready' into its hymnbook. A spokesman for the church defended the action by saying Marley may have been anti-church, but he was never anti-God.
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Bob Marley Ringtone Court Battle
The family of reggae legend singer Bob Marley said on Thursday they will sue Universal Music Group and Verizon Wireless for using the Bob Marley's name, likeness and image without permission.
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Miami Rehearsal: 'We and Dem'
Miami Rehearsal: 'We and Dem' By Doug Miller / BobMarley.comWe're revisiting Bob Marley's fantastic career with exclusive video from the September 1980 rehearsal session at Miami's Criteria Studio. This session catches Bob and the Wailers as they rehearse at Criteria before the second leg of the 'Uprising' tour that began in Boston on September 16, 1980. The band had just come off a huge success in the first part of the tour, which started in late May in Europe. They played for over a million people, with the biggest show occurring in Milan, Italy, where they played to over 100,000.The Nort
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Mind Control number 1
Stephen Marley's first solo album has been in record stores for less than two weeks, but it's already making history. The genre-defying, mind-bending Mind Control, released to glowing reviews March 20, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard reggae album charts, marking yet another Marley family musical milestone.
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Nouvelles - Celebrate Earth Day with Stephen Marley
Celebrate Earth Day with Stephen Marley By Doug Miller / BobMarley.comFor Stephen Marley, it's always easy being green, and he'll prove it once again with what promises to be an unforgettable show on the greenest of all days, Earth Day.The reggae star, who's been touring in support of his hit debut solo album, Mind Control, has been announced as one of the performers at the San Francisco version of the April 22 nation-wide Green Apple Music and Arts Festival, which will feature 200 performances in 60 premier venues. The concerts, which will also take place over the weekend in New York and C
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