KISS – FM joins music lovers around the world in saluting the life and the musical legacy of Jamaica’s Reggae Ambassador, Robert Nesta Marley, on what would have been his 73rd birthday today, February 6th. Bob Marley & the Wailers took Reggae music around the world from the tiny island of Jamaica and made it […]
A popular beverage that was created in partnership with the Bob Marley family and sold in some New Jersey schools has been banned after its…
Filmmaker Kevin MacDonald confirmed in a recent interview that his long awaited Bob Marley documentary almost completed. MacDonald told Indie Wire, “I’ve got the Bob Marley film, which I should be finishing up the edit of today. And then the plan is to take it to Toronto.” MacDonald is referring to the Toronto International Film […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 1400 Northwest 12th Avenue, Miami, Fl When: May 11, 1981 What: The legendary reggae singer/songwriter and activist lost his battle with cancer shortly after arriving in Miami following alternative treatment at a clinic in Germany. Marley left behind, however, a rewarding legacy of soulful music for the […]
Yesterday, May 11, marked the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s death, so Jennifer Hudson performed a fitting tribute with her cover of his “No Woman, No Cry,” as part of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’s” Bob Marley tribute week. Singing in a Jamaican accent at times, she carried off the tune perfectly without overdoing it […]
Reggae music has changed the face of music, the face of Jamaica and the face of the world. From a small island of less than three million people, thousands of songs have traveled the whole world, influencing billions.
