Title: Interview with Cedella

source:wjbc

Excerpt: Please click link above to listen to interview.

Excerpt: A Grammy-winner for her work with The Melody Makers, Cedella Marley sees family in every aspect of the company’s projects.

Cedella tells Steve Fast about growing up with her father’s legacy, and how she saw the Third World’s first rock star as simply “dad.”

Title: Bob Marley's Daughter Pens Children's Book

source:madame noire

Excerpt: When we interviewed Cedella Marley, the daughter of legendary Reggae singer Bob Marley, back in March she told us it’s not in her nature to slow down or plateau. So we knew she had something creative up her sleeve. In addition to designing the track suits for the 2012 Summer Olympic team, Cedella also had a children’s book on her plate.
This adorable picture book tells the story of a little girl who wants to bring all the people in her community together regardless of their race or gender. The words of this story mirror those of Bob Marley’s popular song “One Love”.

Title: Bob Marley's Daughter Pens Children's Book

source:the root

Excerpt: Cedella Marley, the daughter of Bob Marley, is talking about a new children's book she's authored that draws both on her father's musical legacy and his message. One Love adapts the lyrics of the Marley song of the same name to tell the story of a little girl who enlists her community to help transform her neighborhood for the better by rebuilding a local park. "It's about bringing people together, no matter what color or race. The message is to unite people through love . . .. People can be different, but what makes us stronger is embracing our differences," Marley says in the trailer. Her dad would probably agree that that's a message readers of all ages could stand to hear.

Title: Cedella Marley on One Love

source:cracking the cover

Excerpt: As Marley’s oldest child, Cedella has worked hard to keep her father’s memory alive, with her most recent foray being that of a picture book based on her father’s song “One Love.”

“One Love is not only one of my favorite of my father’s songs, but it’s one that children love to sing as well,” Cedella told Cracking the Cover. “I loved the idea of giving them a new way to experience the song, and also spread the message of 'One Love' to a new generation.”

Excerpt: Cedella, who is also a musician, wanted to keep the spirit of her father’s song alive, but make it accessible to very young readers. ” I reviewed the lyrics line by line and made changes I thought would be fun to read and sing, but still be recognizable and respectful of the original,” she said.

“The message of one love guided my writing. I knew as long as I was true to my father’s vision of love and community and working together to create a better world, that the new lyrics would capture the essence of the original song.”

Excerpt: It’s something she says would make her father very proud. In fact, when her mother first saw a finished copy of the book that’s the first thing she said. “Reaching children through a combination of reading and music would have pleased him very much.”

Title: One Love: An Interview With Cedella Marley

source:sophistishe

Excerpt: Q. How did the One Love children’s book come to fruition?

A. I’d written two previous books inspired by my father’s lyrics, and was ready to do another based on One Love, one of his most popular and beloved and one that children love to sing.

Excerpt: Q. When your children are faced with issues brought on by their peers, how do you help your children see the light in the situations? How do you instill the fundamentals of self-love in your children?

A. I come from a large family, and one of the things I’m so grateful for is that my parents let each of us know we were special in our own way. We were all Marleys, but we each had our own talents and strengths. Since they were small I’ve reminded each of my three boys that he is special and has wonderful gifts that are his alone to give to the world. I can’t always protect them from what their peers will say and do, but my goal is to give them the strength and confidence to know they can overcome and hold their heads high in any challenging situation.

Excerpt: Q. In what ways do you practice “One Love” in your everyday life?

A. I’m fortunate to have many facets to my life. I’m a wife, mom, daughter, sister, and aunt as well as a designer, author, musician and businesswoman. In each of these roles I strive to act with integrity and treat others with love and respect. I’m very selective about the projects I take on. I ask myself how will this book, song, design or business venture bring joy and beauty to people’s lives, and what more good can come of it?

Title: Damian's Picks

source:rolling stone

Excerpt: 1. "Positive Vibration" | Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1976
I used to wake up to this song every morning; I had it as my alarm. It's a great way to start the day, because the whole message puts you in a hopeful mood and reminds you that negative breeds negative.

2. "Sun Is Shining" | Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1978
I love the mood of it, and the bass line is one of the best ever: very heavy, slow and simple. It's dangerous when you hear it through big speakers!

3. "Concrete Jungle" | Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1973
This is from Catch a Fire, which marked his becoming an international star.

4. "Burnin' And Lootin'" | The Wailers, 1973
A lot of people know Bob Marley for his more friendly singles, but the majority of his music was revolutionary stuff, like this.

5. "One Love" | Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1977
This song says that "revolutionary" doesn't mean evil or abusive: You can't become what you're fighting against.

6. "War" | Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1976
The lyrics are actually from a speech by His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. For Rastas, that's our messiah.

7. "We And Dem" | Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1980
I do this onstage a lot, because it's one of my favorites. I like the hardcore feel to it. It's like, "We've made up our minds. We're not taking any bullshit."

8. "Real Situation" | Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1980
This song speaks about wars: "Nation war against nation/ Where did it all begin?/When will it end?" It's extremely relevant today.

9. "Natty Dread" | Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1974
This is a great song for Rastafarians to hold our heads high and be proud of our locks. In those days, when you saw someone with locks, it was still a shock!

10. "Crazy Baldhead" | Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1976
We sampled this on my 1996 song "Me Name Jr. Gong." The high-hat has a swing to it that's a little unorthodox; it was a new style that's since become a staple in reggae.

Title: Rohan Marley Interview

source:antenna mag

Excerpt: AntennaMag: What’s it like being the son of the Legendary Bob Marley?

RM: It’s wonderful, but it definitely comes with responsibility and a shared mission among our entire family to carry on our father’s legacy and the message of his music. I frequently ask myself, “What would Bob do?”

Excerpt: AntennaMag: What was the most important thing you learned growing up the son of Bob Marley?

Rohan Marley: The most important thing I learned from my father is that “none is greater…we are all in the same boat.”

Excerpt: AntennaMag: How are House of Marley headphones special?

Rohan Marley: Music is what my family is known for—my father’s message is known through his music. We decided to enter the electronic world through headphones and other personal audio products to keep the message going. Also, why we decide to do anything, it’s all about sustainability and being eco-conscious, realizing that there’s more to it. We not only believe in making our products in the right way; we believe in making our products right. Charity plays a great part in that too with a portion of sales supporting the work of 1Love.org. We can bring one story with all the messages.

Title: Cedella Marley Inspires with One Love

source:the children's book review

Excerpt: Q: Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?

A: I’m so happy to have this opportunity to share the message of One Love with you. I hope it inspires you to live the message of “One Love” and do what you can as a family to create a better world.

Excerpt: Q: If you could offer one piece of advice to parents about raising children to enjoy and appreciate reggae music, what would it be?

A: I’d love for parents to always fill their homes with all types of music, reggae music, rock, hip-hop, oldies – whatever makes your heart sing. Sing and dance with your children and show them that music is fun. Encourage your children to play an instrument, even if it’s just banging pots and pans together. And see live music when you can as a family. There are so many local festivals, concerts and performances, let them know that music is always available to them.

Excerpt: Q: What do you think children will connect with the most?

A: [I'm] very proud that there is such a diversity in the characters depicted in One Love – every child will find someone who looks like them or a member of their family. And I hope they’ll also love singing along with the book.

Title: Marley dominates Billboard reggae chart

source:jamaica observer

Excerpt: Marley continues to dominate Billboard's reggae albums chart. The king of reggae Bob Marley and his offspring — Ziggy, Stephen and Damian -- account for four of the top 10 slots on this week's ranking.

Excerpt: The Marley name also appears at the number three slot on the chart with Stephen Marley's Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life, which has spent 17 weeks on this chart and advanced one position from its number four spot last week. This week's number four is another Marley, as Ziggy's album Wild and Free takes that spot, having been on this chart for the past 14 weeks. The Marley brand is rounded out at No 9. The original Marley, Bob, continues to chart 30 years after his death with Live Forever taken from a show at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, USA, on September 23, 1980, mere months prior to the death of the reggae icon. This album has spent 34 weeks on the Billboard reggae album chart.

Title: For son of reggae legend, his career is on the rise

source:los angeles wave

Excerpt: While Ziggy gives his music a twist in his own style, he incorporates a tint of pop while focusing lyrically on themes that are strongly familiar to fans of his father’s music — love and harmony chief among them.
“(My fans) should expect a good time and a good vibe, and words that have meaning to them,” he said.

Excerpt: “We’re not competing or playing a game or something. We just do what we do. Family is a connection,” Ziggy said by telephone, speaking in his thick Jamaican timbre. “Family is love. You have to support and understand and respect and see each other, you know.”
Some of the best lessons his father taught him and his siblings was the importance of hard work, discipline, humility and a purpose in life. His own advice to budding musicians is this: no matter what anyone does, they need to be equally true to the art and themselves.

Excerpt: “So really, music is a gift,” he said. “And the music is something that you have to put quality time into. And we try to make it better every time we do it.”

Title: Inside Karen Marley's Fabulous Life

source:fidoo stream

Excerpt: Meet Karen Marley, daughter of the late reggae music icon Bob Marley. Growing up among her many brothers (Damien, Ziggy, Rohan, Steve, Julian, Kymani, Robert) and sister (Cedella) everyday was about music. While all her siblings were following in their father’s footsteps pursuing careers in music, Karen went a different route, drawn to the beauty of design.

Excerpt: What is the best thing about being a Marley? KM: It’s just being associated with such an iconic legend whose positive vibrations have continued for so long and still will continue. His messages have always been about peace and love, taking care of our youth and taking care of our mother earth even before the green movement was “cool” per se. Also, the fact that we are such a large tight-knit family. After my dad passed on, I went to live with my stepmom Rita Marley when I was eight-years-old, and she is and has been such a tower of strength and love and has always been a powerful influence on me. Love our family unit.

Excerpt: What do you remember most about your father? Which of his songs make your heart pitter patter?
KM: I don’t remember much because I was only 8 but I do remember one story in particular. I was spending the day with him and when it came time to eat he was sitting with me. Some sort of spinach soup was in front of me and I did not want to touch it with a ten foot pole, but he sat there after everyone was done eating to make sure I ate it. I probably took a few bite, but I was a stubborn little girl, I’m not sure who won that standoff! It’s funny to think of this story now because I love food so much and really love to cook. My son also loves to cook. Our family is really big on family time which usually revolves around food and cooking.
When it comes to my dad’s music, I honestly can’t pick just one song, I really truly love them all. The one that does get me a little emotional if I had to choose is No Woman No Cry (if I had to choose one).

Title: Marley's son finds his own voice

source:brisbane times

Excerpt: ROHAN Marley has all the looks of his famous father, the dreadlocked Rasta and adopted patron saint of Jamaica, but not the voice, apparently. "Don't ask him to sing," says his PR man before introducing him. "He's not the musical member of the family."

Excerpt: Marley has clearly chosen that path; he isn't remotely coy about trading on his famous roots. He is in Australia to launch his family's lifestyle brand, The House of Marley, which sells products that are ethically sourced, and organically produced, where possible.

Excerpt: "The House of Marley started with the concept of working together for a better world," Marley says. ''We had to figure out a way to convey my father's message not just through music, but also through audio electronics. It was a learning process because how do you translate the world into actual physical material? ''One way we knew my father would truly admire would be to use natural materials."

Title: Julian Marley - In His Own Words

source:reggae report

Excerpt: Julian Ricardo Marley, a seasoned roots Reggae performer, is a multi-talented musician, writer, and singer. Born on June 4, 1975, in London, Julian is the only British-born Marley son.

Excerpt: No longer a shy introvert, Julian is charming, confident, and well spoken. He comes with a message of motivation and inspiration. When answering questions, he often uses the “royal we,” a term that denotes acting conjointly with God/Jah. Here, in his own words, Julian allows us into the world as JuJu sees it – with love, hope, vision, and his goals for the future.

Excerpt: MPQ: How would you describe your music in three or four words?

JM: Positive. Uplifting. New Roots…like we’re the new generation of today. Authentic – it’s still roots, still new, but it’s still fresh. (laughter)

Excerpt: MPQ: If you could change one thing, anything, about the music business, what would it be and why?

JM: What would I change or what would I add? I think I would add…what I’d really love, and what we really need, is… I would open a school inna Jamaica, or anywhere in the world, and we’re going to be learning Jackie Mittoo, because everyone needs to learn this stuff. Even if I play Jackie Mittoo to someone, it blows their brains. They can’t believe the chords and the phrases, and I say whoa, cuz I know this stuff when I was like high as my knee. So that’s like something, like, OK, you need that? I’d rechannel it, reteach these young musicians, [teach them] about Eric Rickenbacker Frater, an original Studio One guitarist in Jamaica. He played with our father on a couple of albums.

Title: Stephen Marley Talks New Album

source:vibe

Excerpt: VIBE: Just by the title alone, you can tell this album is going to be though-provoking.
Stephen Marley: Yes. Original reggae music in its original form, not commercialized or anything like that – that was really the inspiration behind the name. I was reading an article about the state of reggae music, and it was saying that reggae music was on the decline and I was inspired to defend reggae music and do my part. Revelation Part 1: The Roots of Life is really in homage of the roots of reggae music and preserving that sound of the music and to let everyone know that this music is still being made today. It's still around.

Excerpt: What topics are you touching on?
Well, the first song on the album is called "Made in Africa," which really enlightens one about civilization as a whole--not just the black man. It started in Africa. Everything in mankind was started in Africa. That song is an enlightenment to everyone, no racial boundaries. Every mankind. We have songs like those, love songs on the album, spiritual songs on the album, we speak about slavery on the album. Various topics.

Excerpt: What's your passion outside of music?
Humanity. Music is the platform that has been given to me and I've been blessed with that talent. Music is what I know, that's my weapon. Why I play music is really [for an] effect on mankind. Help us in which way it does, influences you spiritually, influences you morally. That's why I play music. I love my fellow brothers and sisters.

Title: Ziggy Marley Underlines Differences With Father

source:ap

Excerpt: "I'd rather be by myself really than have like a million posse around me," Marley said in an interview at his Los Angeles home. "Some of them you don't even know what's in their hearts. You don't know who you can trust."

Excerpt: "That's why I sing that song, because I learned from what I saw as a child and decided that I would take another way," he said. "My father, we bumped heads when I was younger, much younger. ... I had different ideas that I shared with him. He didn't like them as much. He gets upset or whatever. I guess I had a strong opinion from when I was a little boy, you know."

Excerpt: "I believe that he is a good person and wants to see the best, but politics is a game. If you want to be a politician you have to play it, and you have to skirt around the truth. And you have to kind of shift things differently, so you can't really be true as a politician," Marley said. "If you did that, you are going to be out in a second. You cannot. You have to play the game. So he has to play the game. And we had hope that someone would be brave enough to change that, but it is very hard to change that."

Title: "B is for Bob" in top ten

source:seattle weekly

Excerpt: ​8. The Marley Legacy. Both Ziggy and Bob can count a kids' album in their canon--there's Family Time by Ziggy Marley and B Is for Bob, 12 acoustic re-imaginings of some of Marley's most beloved hits. (Sharing music is one thing; Reverb suggests you wait until Junior gets a bit older to share a family spliff).

Title: Interview with Stephen Marley

source:trinidad express newspapers

Excerpt: Stephen Robert Nesta Marley is the second son of reggae legend Bob Marley and his wife, Rita and was born on April 20, 1972. He is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a vibrant artiste, producer and musician. This past week, he released his second album on Universal Records entitled, The Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life and just completed a video for the first US single, "No Smoking (In My Room)" featuring Melanie Fiona.

Excerpt: SM: Greetings to you and the people of Trinidad and whoever reads this... The feeling is great once we are able to do Jah works ya know!

Excerpt: SM: I definitely enjoy recording and producing a bit more than performing, but how you say it there it sounds like it's just one lickle thing in ah box. Ah music we ah make, scene? And that is a very exciting process: from when you get the inspiration, or the first idea for a song, to when you play the music and then put lyrics to it and so forth... And then when you're performing it for and with the people, that's another fulfilling part of it, so how them just come and say this one part here – that is producing a song, it's not really correct cause its ah process and each song has its own vibration that we have to find and create in order to bring it to life..

Title: Ziggy Marley to Release 'Wild and Free'

source:billboard

Excerpt: "I really enjoyed 'Family Time'," Marley tells Billboard.com. "But it was such a specific album for a specific reason, I just consider it in a different league than (2006's Grammy Award-winning) 'Love is My Religion.' So it's been awhile since I've done an album where I can go back to some issues and sing about some things I couldn't address on 'Family Time.' But ('Family Time') was a really good project for me, and necessary at the time."

Excerpt: "The problem with using live musicians before was it was hard for them to come in and capture what I needed," he explains. "So the whole process of doing the pre-production on my own -- putting on bass parts, putting on drum parts -- was to avoid putting that amount of pressure on a musician coming into the studio to try to figure out what Ziggy wants, or what Ziggy's sound is or what Ziggy likes. So I'd give them the sound. I'd give them a lot of the parts and they could interpret it or play it properly. I wanted it to be very organic and not over-thought or over-processed."

Title: Ziggy's Marijuanaman Comic Reviewed

source:weekly comic book review

Excerpt: What’s Good: This is a book that is going to appeal to people on a very personal level. The overall story of the book comes very strongly from the Rastafarian religion and the great Bob Marley’s “One Love” mythos that we should commune with nature, love our brothers and sisters and, of course, smoke lots of marijuana to expand our consciousness. Even if you don’t practice that type of creed in your daily life, it is hard to deny a certain attraction to it. I’ve certainly been on vacation and seen those dudes in Jamaica and thought, “Those dudes seem to have a LOT less stress than I do….”

Excerpt: Conclusion: A real treat. Everyone who enjoys alternative comics and stories should treat themselves to this artistic collaboration between Ziggy Marley, Joe Casey and Jim Mahfood.

Title: Marijuanaman

source:bussfocus.com

Excerpt: The comics world welcomes Ziggy Marley and his new Image Comics original graphic novel, Marijuanaman. The five-time Grammy winner and Reggae star is collaborating with notable underground illustrator and Live Artist Jim Mahfood and longtime comic scribe Joe Casey. Marley came up with the concept of the character who is an alien who has landed on Earth to “deliver an important message and at the same time save his own planet.”

Excerpt: Marley, is currently working on a new album entitled Wild and Free, which will be released alongside the graphic novel. He is a prominent environmentalist and social activist whose Reggae jams echo the ever-changing vibe of the world.

Title: Marleys Spread 1Love Message

source:wall street journal

Excerpt: The first daughter of late musician Bob Marley, along with her mother Rita and siblings, will this week announce the launch of a new social-networking and charity website called 1Love.org.

Excerpt: The idea came about when the family realized the Bob Marley Facebook page had more than 17 million fans and the family wanted to find away to channel that energy into something positive.

"Dad's message and vision of 'One Love' is as relevant today as it was 30 years ago," says Ms. Marley. "Now we can use social media to spread the message and put his words into reality."

Excerpt: "We've done a lot of work in Jamaica and Africa but now we want to bring the message of 'One Love' to the whole world," Ms. Marley says.

Title: Rita Marley's Selfless Work in Ghana

source:huffington post

Excerpt: All over the world, the Marley name has become synonymous with reggae music, rastafari, Jamaica and the ideals of love, hope, justice and unity. As devotees of the Marley legacy honor Bob's 66th birthday this weekend, I'd like to share a short film we at Explore.org did to shine a light on the Rita Marley Foundation and the amazing work she does in Ghana as the official Queen of Development (Nkoso-hene) of that region.

Excerpt: Below is Rita Marley's Town. To see photos from our time with her and the people of Konkonuru, go here

Title: Stephen Marley, in conversation

source:eaxminer

Excerpt: Examiner: What is The Roots of Life to you? For you, is that music? What do you define as the roots of life?

SM: Well, I mean, everyone has their roots. I am a musician, ya know, music is my world. So coming off that perspective of music being my tool… my weapon of choice… that’s how the root of life really comes in – pertaining to music and the root of reggae music, where it all began, and paying homage to that. So that how the name kind of affiliates with the music and the whole concept of it being a roots album.

Excerpt: Examiner: You grew up in a very musical environment… your entire family has very strong musical traditions. It makes me wonder… what does music mean to you?

SM: Music is my world. Music is a talent given to me by God. A medium and a platform and a way to spread a message of righteousness… a message of love a message of unity. Ya know, so that is what music is to me. Music bears a great responsibility because it is so influential. Everybody listens to music. It is a very influential tool. To me, it is very important to the world… music is… to being… to life.

Excerpt: Examiner: Are you currently working on any projects with any of your siblings? I know you’ve done a lot of work with Damian and he appears on your new album… are you guys currently collaborating or working on anything new?

SM: Yes… yes… always… always working on stuff. Right now I still have Part II – Revelation Part II: The Fruit of Life. Which is now a more open record like you said I’ve been known to do. The second record is going to be more what you have known me for… more eclectic… incorporating hip hop or anything… anything goes.

Title: Stephen Marley stays true to roots

source:tap milwaukee

Excerpt: "My father's music was influential," he said during a recent phone interview in advance of his Summerfest show at 10 p.m. Saturday at the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse. "My place is my place. I must be myself and who I am."

Excerpt: However, Stephen was just as interested in what he could do behind the boards, as a producer, as in what he could do in front of the mic as a performer. He threw ideas into albums by siblings Damian and Julian, and in 1996 remixed the Fugees. All this was part of his education.

"I'm always questing for knowledge and implementing those things in my life," he said. "It's been experience, just learning as we go along, and that's the biggest thing."

Excerpt: "Music is like a conversation," he said. "One person says one thing that speaks with a harmonica, with a bass, with a drum. They're all conversating, and we're just trying to find a way to make conversation rather than blah, blah, blah. But it's not really so hard a thing to do if you know the way to approach it."

Title: Stephen Marley's Revelation

source:trinidad express

Excerpt: Stephen Robert Nesta Marley is the second son of reggae legend Bob Marley and his wife, Rita and was born on April 20, 1972. He is a five-time Grammy Award winner and a vibrant artiste, producer and musician. This past week, he released his second album on Universal Records entitled, The Revelation Pt. 1: The Root of Life and just completed a video for the first US single,

Excerpt: NT: Indeed, tell us about the new album, why you called it Revelation and why it's coming in two parts?
SM: This album is water for the root and designed to preserve the root which is really the real reggae music and concept-wise: one is called the root because it contains strictly the roots of reggae, while the other is the fruit which is more a mixture of different styles.

Excerpt: NT: I understand... Now you've been surrounded by and involved in music your whole life. Can you tell us which part of the business you enjoy the most: recording, producing or performing?
SM: I definitely enjoy recording and producing a bit more than performing, but how you say it there it sounds like it's just one lickle thing in ah box. Ah music we ah make, scene? And that is a very exciting process: from when you get the inspiration, or the first idea for a song, to when you play the music and then put lyrics to it and so forth... And then when you're performing it for and with the people, that's another fulfilling part of it, so how them just come and say this one part here – that is producing a song, it's not really correct cause its ah process and each song has its own vibration that we have to find and create in order to bring it to life..

Title: On the record: The Marley legacy continues

source:halesowen news

Excerpt: The spirit of Bob Marley & The Wailers has little chance of waning as the legend's legacy lives on in the sentiments and musical direction of his sons Ziggy, Damian 'Jr Gong' and 39-year-old artist and producer Stephen Marley. Following on from his last album, Mind Control - the contemporary, slick release of 2007, Stephen's latest release is a return to a classic roots, rock and reggae sound and a celebration of Rastafarianism. Keeping it in the family, guest vocalist Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley along with Spragga Benz and Buju Banton add ragga and dancehall elements, while Ziggy Marley, Wale and the cast of the African stage show FELA! provide more soulful support. Stephen demonstrates the romantic side of reggae on love songs She Knows How and Pale Moonlight. With a rasping wail reminiscent of his father, political expression and real roots, Stephen revives the original reggae sound with this solid album.

Title: Made In Africa by Stephen Marley

source:soundcloud

Excerpt: Made In Africa (Feat. Wale & The Cast of Fela) - Stephen Marley Revelation Pt. 1: The Roots of Life

Title: Stephen Marley wants to start a 'revelation revolution'

Excerpt: Stephen Marley was reading an article about the state of reggae that didn’t have much good to say about where the Jamaican form of music was today. He set about writing new songs that became a two-album reggae opus. He’ll release the first one in May; it’s titled Revelation Part 1: The Root of Life.

Excerpt: “The whole concept behind this one is really going back to the traditional sounds of reggae music,” Marley says. “Old-school reggae music. The whole rich sounding thing with organs and clavinets and acoustic pianos. The whole integrity of that sound.

Excerpt: “It was a different perspective than the band,” Marley says.
He’ll never veer too far from roots reggae. He believes, as has been suggested by some, that reggae is the music that most resembles a human heartbeat. “I do believe it really is the sound of the womb and it becomes your pulse,” he says. “That boomp boomp, boomp boomp.”

Excerpt: “It’s where the music originated,” he says. “There were influences from all over, but it happened in Jamaica. And I think it’s lost some of that sense of purpose of the old reggae music. Some of that integrity. People from all walks of live from all sorts of culture do God’s work. No boundaries. So maybe other people playing great reggae will be a sign and a wake-up call to Jamaica. Like, listen, reggae music belongs to the world. But remember where its roots are.”

Title: Interview with Cedella Marley

Excerpt: Just the notion of being in the presence of such international pop stars as the Jackson brothers – most notably brother Michael – was enough to get her interested in checking out her dad’s opening set performance that night.

None of that means she completely discounted everything she saw that evening, though. Come on, now. This is still Bob Marley we are talking about.

“Dad was amazing, though,” she adds, breathing a sigh of reflection. “He tore the place down.”

Excerpt: It’s that maturity, that wisdom, that made Bob Marley the statesman of an entire movement -- an entire art -- that Cedella argues is missing from reggae music today.

“Now, everything today is rhythm-based,” she says when asked about the current state of reggae music. “Nobody gives a shit about what is on top of the music. Nobody is saying anything anymore.”

Excerpt: Another thing Cedella would admittedly like to see in today’s musical world is the inclusion of women in reggae within the walls of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Though she cites her father’s contemporary, Jimmy Cliff, recently being elected to the HoF as “very nice,” she contends that all of the influential women within the genre have been largely ignored.

Excerpt: “We want to start a bootleg series,” she says. “But we want it to be completely fan-based. We would like to collect the stuff people have recorded and release it officially. Another thing we have been thinking about is bringing together some of the world’s best DJs to release an album of remixes of their favorite Bob Marley songs. These are a lot of maybes, though. No promises.”

Excerpt: “I feel like he was immature when he died,” she says. “And he wasn’t mature then, when I listen to this. He had matured musically, but not as a man. We all think we are invincible, but we aren’t. Everybody has regrets, you know? But I’d love to be able to turn back time just to see him again.”

Title: Rita Marley to be honoured

Excerpt: Legendary reggae matriarch Rita Marley will be the recipient of the Marcus Garvey Lifetime Achievement Award at the 17th Annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards Gala hosted by the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) next month. 

Excerpt: "Nana Rita was a perfect recipient for our Marcus Garvey award. This award recognizes those who unselfishly advocate to empower and to uplift the people of the Caribbean and Africa," said ICS president and founder Dr Claire Nelson. "Throughout her life, through her music and her numerous actions, Nana Rita has demonstrated an unconditional to helping youth, lifting the image of Africa on the global stage, and to assist her Jamaican people. We are honored that she has accepted this award."

Title: Dreadlocks and Ducatis

Excerpt: The Marley brothers are in South Africa, along with director/producer David Alexanian (who filmed Ewan McGregor’s motorcycle trips across the world in the series Long Way Round and Long Way Down) to work on a documentary entitled Marley Africa Roadtrip.

Excerpt: “It is all about South Africa, because South Africa is a leader in Africa and we want to high-light that,” says Ziggy.

Excerpt: “The World Cup is only the plate on which we are going to serve the dish; it is not the dish,” says Ziggy.

“We have to prepare the dish that we want to serve. We want to use the opportunity that Africa has now to continue moving Africa forward,” he continues.

Excerpt: Since arriving in South Africa, the brothers have found themselves warmly welcomed whether they were recognised or not and, besides the sudden drop in temperature, their journey has been a positive, eye-opening experience, with all three siblings commenting on the country’s beauty, modernity, de-velopment and friendliness.

Title: Ziggy, Rohan and Robert on motorcycle road trip

Excerpt: The trio's trek, on Ducati motorbikes, is being filmed for a documentary. They haven't planned their trip and say they will travel to wherever the roads take them.

Excerpt: Ziggy said: "It's been wonderful to get back after a long day and relax by watching football. We love it."

Excerpt: Ziggy, a reggae star in his own right, said it was the brothers' first trip to South Africa: "We had no perceptions, but people told us Johannesburg was dangerous."

The brothers have sampled some local cuisine - including samp, which Rohan said was "very nice".

Title: Interview With Mrs. Rita Marley

Excerpt: CBS: What was it like growing up in the Marley family?

Mrs. Rita Marley: "I was the mother; I grew my kids up like everyone else’s, with discipline and manners, to say yes, please and thank you."

Excerpt: CBS: Was there music playing and being created at all times?

Mrs. Rita Marley: "Our parents were into the church and music was everywhere. Our inspiration was handed down to us and then handed down to our children. What you give to one generation is passed on to the next generation."

Excerpt: CBS: Losing Bob must have been so hard on everyone. How do you keep his memory and spirit alive?

Mrs. Rita Marley: "We don’t believe he is dead, we keep him alive. We are compelled to keep him alive by saying he is alive, we don’t believe his life is finished. Life is everlasting and Bob is making the living go on. His children are proof of his legacy of music and even his grandchildren. Judah, Ziggy's daughter is example of this. This goes to show how important family is, we pray together, we eat together, we cry. Together, we share happiness, sadness and sorrow."

Excerpt: CBS: Why do you think Bob Marley's music is still so well-loved all these generations later?

Mrs. Rita Marley: "Because it’s good. A really good thing last forever, music is one of those good things that last forever and gets better with age. The older it gets the better it gets. Whatever we do we believe in unity and helping hands, more than any other time. It’s family time! [and she chuckles]."

Title: Nas and Damian Marley to unveil new songs

Excerpt: Few rappers have had a more divisive career than Nas. Other than his instantly canonized 1994 debut, “Illmatic,” each of his ensuing eight efforts has either been regarded as a startling return to form, or yet another failure to reach his precocious zenith.* But even those who haven’t cared since Clinton’s first term must have been intrigued by the news of "Distant Relative," his collaboration with Damian “Junior Gong" Marley, slated for an early June release. Recorded at an undisclosed Los Angeles studio over the last several months, the duo will finally unveil stripped-down versions of the new songs Friday at 8 p.m. at L.A. Live’s Grammy Museum.

Excerpt: While his father made his name in the more traditional roots reggae, the youngest singing Marley (elder siblings Ziggy, Julian, Stephen and Ky-Mani also sing professionally), has carved out a niche with his “toasting” style, a strain of reggae that borrows heavily from both dancehall and hip-hop. Accordingly, some of Marley’s finest work has come in collaboration with rappers, including guest appearances on albums from B-Real, Redman and Method Man, and Snoop Dogg.

Title: Stephen Marley: Reggae, Guitars and His Father's Legacy

Excerpt: “There’s a simple explanation,” says Stephen Marley, with a laugh. “It’s called DNA.”

Excerpt: Is it different working with members of your family, as opposed to working with people with whom you aren't related?

"It is different. There's more of a bond in the conception, with family. Everyone kind of thinks on the same wavelength. Working with people outside the family involves communication that has to be sort of broken down."

Excerpt: Your father had an incredibly strong work ethic, which is something you seem to have inherited.

"We inherited the lessons from that, in the sense of knowing what a strong work ethic brings. After that, it’s up to you, whether you want to work hard or not. Seeing the results of my father's hard work — what that hard work brought — is the best lesson we learned. If we want similar results, then we too have to work hard too."

Excerpt: His legacy has never seemed burdensome to you. Instead, you've always seemed to cherish the responsibility that goes along with that.

"That’s true. That responsibility makes you a better person. It keeps you in line, and helps you in life. It helps you in life because his example is so positive."

Title: Marley takes Control

Excerpt: STEPHEN MARLEY'S Mind Control: Acoustic has debuted at number one on Billboard Magazine's Reggae Chart

Title: Marley son carries on legacy

Excerpt: So what's it like when you get together for Thanksgiving?

``We get together every day. God has blessed us, we're very thankful. When we was growing up we never get to spend a lot of time with our father. So we always use that to spend as much time as we can as a family. We stick together.''

Are any of the next Marley generation making music?

``My eldest son plays music and Ziggy's eldest son plays music, and they play together. They have a little room at the studio where they go in and create them thing. I don't say nothing to him yet cause he has one more year of school. But between you and me, it's good.''

Title: Bob Marley's Son Speaks

Excerpt: A message of love and unity is what Bob Marley's second youngest son wants to spread to the world through his music.

Ky-Mani - the name means adventurous traveller - creates music that might not be typical of one with the Marley surname. He says his music is a collaboration of all types, not necessarily fitting in the reggae mould.

Excerpt: Mr. Marley said: "I am here to represent my father and his legacy. It is music about love and unity. Fighting for what you believe in and unity. I am here to present that cause."

Excerpt: As to his musical future, Mr. Marley said: "I think greater things are to come. I just have to find the right formula. I really believe there are greater things. My only competition is me.

"I'm all about the craft, the music, the soul and the spirit. My journey is already set for me. I just have to stay on the path."

Title: Rita Marley raised not just one star ... a galaxy

Excerpt: Before the Marley family of today became the musical powerhouse that it now is, there were people behind the scenes, working tirelessly to protect the legacy of the musical icon, Bob Marley.

Excerpt: Ensuring that the values instilled in the young and impressionable Marley minds, would make them exemplary men and women of the future. Those people behind the scenes were the mothers of Bob's children, particularly his widow, the renowned first lady of the Marley family, Rita Marley.

Excerpt: "As a young mother and widow, it was a challenge raising 11 children. My husband's children also became my own. I had to love them all equally. Everyone was treated as one," she said. "There was no difference or preference among them."

Excerpt: "Most of my children, Sharon, Cedella, Ziggy and Steve were born and raised in Trench Town. They had the ghetto experience since they were born and raised there. Yet, this had no negative impact on them," she said, pointing to many accomplishments of her children, musically and otherwise.

Excerpt: Looking back at the success she has had raising the children Marley said she is eternally thankful to an aunt, with whom she grew.

In her words, her aunt made sure she was brought up with love, respect, care and discipline — never compromising her values.

Title: All hail the queen of reggae

Excerpt: If Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley was the "king", Alpharita Constantina Anderson, better known as Rita Marley, must definitely be the "queen" of Reggae music.

Excerpt: Since her husband's death on May 11, 1981, at age 36, Rita has brought all her and her husband's 13 offspring into the fold, and has managed to keep the Marley empire together, and built it into an even bigger brand.

Excerpt: Of the children's decision to follow in their father's footsteps, Rita said that because her children lost their father at such a young age it influenced them to carry on his legacy. "It was sudden and it was too soon," she said, adding that she gave up her career to be their manager.

Excerpt: She added that at the start of her and her husband's career they practically worked like slaves.

"We gave up everything and went to the studio everyday to rehearse and sing. We sung when we got hungry or ate a pattie. Some days we had nothing to eat but we survived because we did what we loved to do. This was our job," Rita said.

Title: Demme replaces Scorsese on Bob Marley doc

Excerpt: Jonathan Demme has replaced Martin Scorsese as director on Tuff Gong Pictures and Shangri-La Entertainment's Bob Marley documentary.

Excerpt: "I am truly joyful about being included in this project and by the chance to team up with [Marley's eldest son and executive producer] Ziggy Marley and my good friends at Shangri-La Entertainment," Demme said.

Excerpt: "My family and I are very excited to have Jonathan on board," Marley said. "His empathy with my father's body of work and his unique understanding of the musical documentary form makes me confident that this film will be the ultimate celebration of my fathers' life."