Bob Marley

The Marley Brothers

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Bob Marley was the undisputed king of reggae music. When he died of cancer in 1981 he was just 36 years old. Marley left behind many songs, a legion of adoring fans, and quite a few talented children to carry on his legacy. This summer, for the first time ever, five of Marley’s sons — […]

The Marley Brothers

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The World

Seeing Double

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The Ultimate Mixtape

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Creative New Year’s Resolutions: Raising Eyebrows

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Author Marlon James

The judges for this book prize came to a unanimous decision in under two hours

Books

Author Marlon James’ “A Brief History of Seven Killings” is intricately crafted, with more than 75 characters, and intense. And he’s the first Jamaican author to win the Man Booker Prize for Fiction.

US President Barack Obama gets a tour of the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica.

One Love: Obama, in Jamaica, pays respects to reggae superstar Bob Marley

Music

President Obama is the first president since Reagan to visit Jamaica. And one of the first stops he made was to pay respects to a Reggae legend.

Gnawa Reggae: A Primer

Gnawa reggae, much like raï’n’b, is a hybrid genre that began among the North African communities of the French banlieues (low-income suburban neighborhoods) before ricocheting back to Algeria and Morocco. The genre melds gnawa, the mystical Sufi music brought by … Read more »

Gnawa Reggae: A Primer

Gnawa reggae, much like raï’n’b, is a hybrid genre that began among the North African communities of the French banlieues (low-income suburban neighborhoods) before ricocheting back to Algeria and Morocco. The genre melds gnawa, the mystical Sufi music brought by … Read more »

No Woman, No Drive

Bob Marley couldn’t have said it better himself, ‘No woman, no drive’

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Social media played a big part in this weekend’s protest by Saudi women. The women defied an informal ban on women driving, and then posted videos. A Saudi comic decided to add his voice — changing the lyrics to a Bob Marley tune.