Friday, November 20, 2009
News Archives
Bob Marley and Marley Family stories
09/23/2008
| Ziggy raises money for arts education
Don't miss this great opportunity ti spend a day in the studio with acclaimed artist Ziggy Marley while he works on his next record.09/04/2008
| The Upsetter offers 'Repentance'
Former Marley producer Lee "Scratch" Perry has released a new album and critics are already saying it's one of his best efforts yet.08/28/2008
| Bob Marley statue unveiled in Europe
On August 24, Serbia welcomed a statue of Bob Marley, "fighter for freedom armed with a guitar," to a town just north of Belgrade.08/20/2008
| John Brown's Body honors Marley
In the three years since Cambridge-based reggae band John Brown's Body released their last album, the group has been through some tumultuous times. But if anything, the adversity has made them stronger, both musically and emotionally. It's with this reinvigorated approach to their work that they recorded a version of "Midnight Ravers," breathing new and different life into the Marley classic.
08/19/2008
| Ziggy closes out Roots, Rock, Reggae '08
At this summer's premiere reggae festival tour, four of Bob Marley's sons joined some of the genre's most inspired artists for performances that got audiences on both coasts of the U.S. in the spirit to "move their dancing feet."07/18/2008
| Peter Tosh: 'Legalize It'
One of a handful of artists who brought reggae music into America's consciousness, Peter Tosh's effect on the music world is incalculable and his contributions to Jamaican music are honored on the new Ziggy Marley in Jamaica album, which features "Legalize It."07/16/2008
| Ziggy Marley: 'Make Some Music'
Ziggy's talents are showcased on his self-compiled anthology, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica, wherein Ziggy has selected some of the genre's most historic tracks. Alongside classics by Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh and more, Ziggy included his own hit, "Make Some Music."07/09/2008
| Summerstage features seminal reggae film
More than 35 years after it was released in New York City, the classic film "The Harder They Come" will be shown as part of Central Park's SummerStage series. The event, which starts at 7pm on July 10, will be hosted by Dahved Levy and will feature a performance from roots reggae singer I-Wayne.