Bob Marley surprised the world when he rose from his birth on the small island country of Jamaica to become the King of Reggae music, known in countries around the globe. While he radically expanded listeners’ awareness of reggae musical forms, he was also renowned for his Rastafarian beliefs and his gifted lyrics. In reggae [...]

Most people thing of one man when they think of reggae music: Bob Marley. But few people know that Marley’s early musical career got off to an inauspicious start and was subjected to many reversals and challenges. In fact, Bob Marley once broke up with his Jamaican Wailing Wailers bandmates and moved to the United [...]

This article follows the beginning of the Bob Marley biography and part 2, Bob Marley Biography – 1970-1976.
Bob Marley and the Wailers focus on peace and love
In 1977, Junior Marvin became the lead guitarist of the Wailers, after being introduced to the group by Blackwell. The group proceeded to released Exodus, an album that remained [...]

This article follows the beginning of the Bob Marley biography, which explains Marley’s early life.
Bob Marley and the Wailers create the Tuff Gong label
In 1970, Bob Marley and the Wailers created the Tuff Gong label in an effort to make the recording process more commercially viable and achieve radio play (at the time, Jamaican radio [...]

Damian “Junior Gong” Marley is one of Bob Marley’s children and a successful reggae musician whose most recent album, Distant Relatives, a collaboration with hip hop artist Nas, has earned him widespread critical acclaim and commercial success. Damian currently continues his life-long musical career, living between Miami, Florida, and Kingston, Jamaica. He continues the practice [...]

After earlier false reports that he had been acquitted, Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer Buju Banton is still waiting for a verdict on his drug trial.
Update: this article is part of a continuing series about Buju Banton’s arrest, accusations, and trial. For more information about the trial, please see these related articles:

Buju Banton mistrial, new [...]

Bob Marley is the best-known reggae artist in the world. Widely regarded as the “King of Reggae,” Marley’s ongoing spiritual leadership of much of the reggae community is matched by his widespread popularity across a broader audience of listeners who don’t otherwise consider themselves fans of reggae, dub, ska, or rocksteady music. Bob Marley is [...]

Cristy Barber, VP Records‘ Vice President of Marketing and Promotions, has finally taken action to end the uneven representation of reggae acts at the Grammy awards. As an example, Barber notes that Tarrus Riley wasn’t nominated for Contagious, this year’s wildly popular lovers’ rock reggae album, nor was Queen Ifrica nominated for Montego Bay.
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Ghetto Youth’s International, organizers of the annual Bob Marley concert Smile Jamaica, have announced that the 2010 staging of the celebration of the King of Reggae’s birth would have to be called off, due to numerous circumstances.
 
Smile Jamaica spokesperson Norman Bryan, said yesterday that while the organization was looking forward to staging the concert after [...]

[ February 25, 2010 to February 27, 2010. ] The Reggae Film Festival, in only it’s 3rd year of existence, is already building up steam. This year’s lineup includes reggae film entries from all over the world, ranging from cult classics to world premiers, features and documentaries to short reggae films. An expected highlight of the 2010 Reggae Film Festival is the “Make a [...]