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The Marley Moment
Reggae, and Bob Marley specifically, are well known and command a massive
following in Nigeria, the most populous black nation on earth. There are
millions of Marley fans cutting across religious, age, social and gender
barriers. marley is seen in many respects: more importantly as kayaman,
prophet and freedom fighter, perhaps less as singer and entertainer. Marley
gave fashion very little consideration. Nevertheless, one interesting way in
which the womenfolk have immortalized him is to "invent" a style of weaving the
hair christened "Bob Marley." It is ever in fashion, exquisite to behold and
can be done in several "styles and versions." You cannot walk the street of any
city or town in Nigeria without sighting it being worn by a lady...
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Dermot Hussey Talkin' Bob
Broadcaster/writer Dermot Hussey is 65, and although he looks much younger,
his demeanor is definitely that of a wise older man. He has seen it all,
from Jamaica's independence struggles and the birth of its radio and television
stations, to the advent of international satellite radio. He has often been
compared to Jamaica's Walter Cronkite, so high is the esteem in which he is held...
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BOB by the Book
Bob Marley & Peter Tosh: Get Up! Stand Up! Diary of a Reggaeophile
by Fikisha Cumbo is reviewed by Gregory Stephens -- Picture this: On June 20, 1975,
Fikisha Cumbo chats with Bob Marley in a hotel room on the 24th floor of New York's
Barbizon Plaza. Cumbo, a tall young woman from Houston, has only discovered
reggae a couple of weeks earlier, but has already caught Marley and the Wailers
in concert at Central Park, and now has scored an interview with Natty Dread himself...
Also Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius by Kwame Dawes, reviewed by Michael Kuelker
and an excerpt from One Love: Life with Bob Marley and the Wailers by Lee
Jaffe and Roger Steffens.
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-- nowhere but in the homeland of the reggae king Bob Marley are his immortal
words from "Bad Card" more evident, as can be seen from this sampling of
billboards, murals and street signs in Kingston, Jamaica. It is clear that
we shall never stop seeing the face of the Gong...
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Reggae Goes to College
Notes on the First Year of a new class at Berklee College of Music created by
Assistant Professor Matt Jenson entitled "The Music and Life of Bob Marley."
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