Life & Legacy
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The MARLEY movie has been nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Documentary.
BAFTA has nominated MARLEY
in the documentary category for the
2013 British Academy Film Awards.
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The Official Soundtrack for MARLEY has been nominated for a Grammy in the category of "Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media".
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Ziggy has released a new live record! Download digital version now! Physical CDs available Jan 15th!
From Ziggy: "To make a record is one thing and it's nice, but the live show is one of the most true expressions of the music that you can get. In a studio, you can do things and manufacture things. But when you do it live, this is where you prove what the music is. If you can't do it live, then it's not real. People just can't take away that energy of what it's like to hear the music in a live environment."
"The combination of his own inquisitiveness and the profound depth and influence of the Rastafari movement transformed Bob Marley into an artist who reshaped reggae music and the course of world history," says Carlyle McKetty, President of the Brooklyn, NY based Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music. "The intricate relationship between reggae and Rasta is seminal to understanding and preserving the reggae form and Bob Marley's keen understanding and internalization of the tenets of the Rastafari movement have yet to be adequately explored."
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- 1984: Entered charts at #168
- 1985: Peaks at #54
- 1988: Returns to Charts
- 1990: Peaks at #72
- 2009: Constant in Billboard 200
- 2012: New Peak of #18
"Bob keeps coming in from the cold...as he said, "Dem a go tired fe see me face, can't get me out the race". Not only do people my age remain interested, but newer generations, a third and fourth generation, all come loving his message and still wearing his T-shirts and singing his songs at concerts."
- Mrs. Rita Marley
"Every Little Thing is my adaptation of one my favorite songs sung by my father. I kept the spirit of the lyrics but made some changes for younger readers. I am thrilled to introduce the spirit of Three Little Birds to a new generation and ensure they know that Every little thing is going to be all right." - Cedella Marley
Congrats to Courtney LD, TuffGong's Choice winner of the Bob Marley One Contest!
Her photo, titled "One Love Lies Within Our Children", was accompanied by this caption:
"When we teach love and unity to our children, we will flourish. We must raise our children to know we are all beautiful and deserving of love, respect and kindness. Not only can you be the change, you can instill the change in our youth. It will be then, that mankind will unite as One."
Also, Congrats to Carlos Velasquez for being the People's Choice winner.
Ziggy and Karen Marley accept the new statue for Bob Marley's lifetime achievement award from Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow August 2012.
The Los Angeles City Council has declared August 7th Bob Marley Day!
Ziggy and Karen Marley accepted the proclamation from councilmen Tom LaBonge and Joe Buscaino.
Ziggy said, "On behalf of my father and my family, thank you very much. We have roots in L.A. now, so we are part of the city."
Bob Marley founded Tuff Gong International Records in 1965; today the Tuff Gong brand includes the imprints Rita Marley Music and Ghetto Youths International, Caribbean distribution of Universal Music Group, and the Disney Music Group.
Tuff Gong has signed a distribution deal with Warner Music. The deal takes immediate effect, covering both new and catalogue releases, as well as local synch, licensing and live performance rights. Through the license, Tuff Gong will distribute albums by Wiz Khalifa, Bruno Mars, Flo Rida, Cee Lo Green, Blake Shelton and Estelle, among others.
