Saturday, July 4, 2009
Current News
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" on www.BobMarley.com.
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For the past four years, Playing For Change has traveled from streets and villages to mountaintops creating songs and searching for inspiration. The "One Love (2009)" video featured on BobMarley.com is a collaboration of over 35 musicians from all over the world.
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This year, Ziggy Marley added a few up-and-coming young artists to the distinguished list of musicians he's recorded with. In fact, about 200 of them.
Ziggy visited Belvedere Middle School in Los Angeles last spring as part of the Little Kids Rock program, an organization that gives free instruments to kids helps bring music education to public schools across the country. More »
Recent News
11/03/2008
| Damian, Stephen's 'Mission' is 'Gold'
The celebrated Marley brothers' latest collaboration, "The Mission" hit the airwaves this summer on VP Records' annual "Reggae Gold" compilation. They recently finished production on a video for the song, directed by Ras Kassa.12/15/2008
| Ziggy discusses father, music and more
Ziggy Marley recently granted an interview to an online music blog, capping off a year that has seen him release a live DVD, perform headlining shows all over America and partake in numerous charity campaigns.10/10/2008
| Wailers spice up new hit song
"Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven," a new hit song from country star Kenny Chesney, features a guest performance from Bob Marley's one-time backup band, the Wailers.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."