Bob Marley

Marley Family’s Grammy Award Count Rises To 28

Bob Marley, who would have celebrated his 79th birthday today (February 6), didn't just leave a musical legacy; he built a dynasty. His children, carrying the torch he ignited, have…

Inside Bob Marley’s Posthumous Musical And Merchandising Empire

The long-awaited Bob Marley: One Love biopic will highlight important moments in the musician’s life – his adolescence in Trench Town, his spiritual growth, the attempt on his life. But…

Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Bassist, Dead At 77

Reggae musician Aston 'Family Man' Barrett, who played bass guitar with Bob Marley & The Wailers, passed away this morning (February 3) at the age of 77 after a long…

Quan-Dajai Talks Playing Young Bob Marley In Biopic, Working With Cousin Sean Paul On New Track

Recording artist Quan-Dajai, who also made his acting debut as young Bob Marley in the Reggae legend’s biopic, said he was able to easily assimilate the role because it matches…

YG Marley’s ‘Praise Jah In The Moonlight’ Debuts On Two Billboard Charts

YG Marley’s debut single, Praise Jah In The Moonlight, which opens with a vocal sample from his grandfather Bob Marley and includes an outro with his mother, Ms. Lauryn Hill,…

Kamina Johnson Smith Says Now Might Be The Right Time To Name Bob Marley National Hero

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith suggests that now is the ‘right time’ to name Bob Marley a National Hero.  “Emotionally, he’s a National Hero to…

Bob Marley Film Premiere Stirs Memories Of Reggae Icon’s Struggles With Discrimination

Head of the Reggae Studies Unit at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah, says she was distressed at the paradoxical sight of those Rastafarians deem ‘Babylonians’…

Kingsley Ben-Adir’s Dialect Coach Fae Ellington Says No Jamaican Actor Could Have Played Bob Marley “At This Time”

Jamaican broadcaster and university lecturer Fae Ellington says British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir was the ideal person to play the lead role in the Bob Marley: One Love biopic and that…