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A portrait of Bob Marley hangs in a market in Los Angeles

Bob Marley would be 70 now. These may be the reasons Obama paid homage.

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Bob Marley, whose museum President Barack Obama visited in Jamaica on Thursday, may have been the biggest “Third World Superstar” — and his influence extended to musicians worldwide.

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Dreadful Crime: Dreadlock Thefts in South Africa

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‘Marley’ Documentary Tells the Story of Reggae Legend

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Rastafarians in Ethiopia

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Geo Quiz/Global Hit

Arts, Culture & Media

For our Geo Quiz, we asked the name of the village where Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley was born. The answer is Nine Mile in Jamaica. Anchor Marco Werman tells us how Marley’s hit “One Love” has become an unofficial anthem for many people around the globe.

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Global hit – Israel Vibration

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Anchor Lisa Mullins introduces to Jamaican musical duo, Israel Vibration. They’ve been playing Jamaican roots music for 30 years.

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