Bob marley biography jamaica rastafarianism
•
Bob Marley isn’t just one of the most influential figures in music. He’s a cultural icon.
That’s because Marley was so much more than a musician. He was a songwriter, artist, and activist, uplifting generations with his message of One Love. He’s also the inspiration behind House of Marley’s series of sustainable speakers, turntables, and headphones.
Even if you don’t know his songs, you know his face and his legacy. And now, through our brief Bob Marley biography, you’ll know his story.
Early Life and Background
Like so many who go on to change the world, Marley came from humble beginnings. Those origins are where our story starts.
Birth and Family Background
Robert Nesta Marley was born in Nine Miles, Jamaica, on February 6, 1945, to Cedella Malcolm and Norval Sinclair Marley.[1]
Although he briefly lived with his father, Norval, in Kingston for 18 months, Marley spent most of his childhood in the rural community of his birth with
•
THE DREAD LIBRARY
| The Matrix | Rhetoric of Reggae Music | Reggae Links | Dread Library Catalog |
BOB MARLEY
The Man and the Legend
by
Greg M. Dorsey
April 1998
They say the sun, shines for all but in some people world, it never shine at all. They
säga love fryst vatten a stream, that will find its course some think life is a dream so they
making matter worse. -from Crisis, by Bob Marley
Martin Luther King was not speaking about Bob Marley when he said"We must use time creatively and forever realize that the time fryst vatten always hope to do great things,"but those words do describe how Robert Nesta Marley spent his life time. Bob Marley's life and involvement with the Rastafarian movement spanned the course of thirty-six years and left an impact on the world that fryst vatten still felt. Marley's music was a result of what he saw in his life, what he felt, and what he saw as the treatment of his people.
On February 6, 1945, Bob Marley was born in the nordlig half of Jamaica jus
•
Bob Marley
Jamaican singer (1945–1981)
"Marley" redirects here. For other uses, see Marley (disambiguation) and Bob Marley (disambiguation).
Robert Nesta MarleyOM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style.[2][3] Marley increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide and became a global figure in popular culture.[4][5] He became known as a Rastafarian icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality.[6] Marley is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity and was controversial in his outspoken support for democratic social reforms.[7][8] Marley also supported the legalisation of cannabis and advocated for Pan-Africanism.[9]
Born in Nine Mile, Jamaic