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Bob Marley and Marley Family stories
06/04/2007
| 'Exodus' available on USB stick
The celebrated 30th anniversary re-release of Bob's classic album Exodus on June 4 is making a splash in the music industry, and not just because of the music itself. The album is available on USB stick, a format that just might revolutionize the you buy music from now on.06/04/2007
| Special 'Exodus' 30th anniversary re-release
A new, exclusive, commemorative edition of Exodus is available June 4 in fitting tribute to the 30th anniversary of its original release. And what Time Magazine called the "best album of the 20th century" has been updated with technological advances that make it a pioneer of sorts for the music industry in the 21st century.
The 30th anniversary re-release of Exodus is already all over the press, and two huge packages in influential publications -- Mojo Magazine and the London newspaper The Independent -- have honored the special occasion with huge spreads.
06/04/2007
| Concert Series: 'Jamming'
"Jamming" is the quintessential party song, the type of number that gets even the most sedate, couch-bound person up onto the dance floor and moving. But beneath that vibe, there's a vintage Marley message of strength, defiance and rebellion in the face of racial and religious oppression.05/29/2007
| Farley: Roots, natty roots
With his biography Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley, recently published in paperback, Farley has been considering the role of the grassroots in support for Marley's work, as well as his own.05/24/2007
| Don Letts: In his own words
British director, musician and author and Don Letts worked as the manager of London clothing store, Acme Attractions in the early 1970s, when he met his hero, Bob Marley. He went on to earn a reputation as the man who introduced reggae to punk.05/23/2007
| Concert Series: 'Rebel Music'
Like many Marley anthems about freedom from oppression, "Rebel Music" became an expected part of any Bob Marley set, including this memorable version of the song from the famed June 2, 1977 concert at the Rainbow Theatre in London.05/21/2007
| A Marley tribute in Brooklyn
Students at Medgar Evers College, CUNY were treated to a discussion on the cultural, political and spiritual elements of Bob Marley's music and his influence on other musicians at a recent presentation led by Kwame Dawes.