101 Friday‚ August 31‚ 2012 Roots Rock Reggae Music has absolutely taken over this generation. It has become so accessible and varied in messages‚ style and/or lifestyle. Bob Marley is an artist that is recognized around the word as the “King of Reggae”. His music does influence many people around the world‚ including my self. Marley would not only sing his songs‚ but preached them to the public‚ his message spreading across the world. His music spoke the truth when know one else could. He was
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Bob Marley My “saintly person” is Bob Marley. His full name was Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley. He was actually named Nesta Robert Marley when he was born but a Jamaican Passport official accidently mixed up his names. He was born on February 6‚1945 in the village of Nine Mile in Saint Ann Parish‚ Jamaica. In 1977 he was diagnosed with having a type of skin cancer under one of toe nails. He refused to have his toe amputated. He died on May 11‚ 1981 after the cancer had spread to his lungs and brain
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featuring Bob Marley‚ the icon of Reggae music. Robert Nesta Marley was a Jamaican singer who was born in nineteen forty-five and passed away at the age thirty-seven. Son of a white marine’s captain and a younger native. Reggae genre was universally known because his songs represent his beliefs. Bob Marley had a brilliant career‚ and even had profound effects in countries where English is not the native language. Reggae music originates from the development of ska and rocksteady music. The main
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November 18‚ 2008 Bob Marley-A Legend This paper will explore the life and musical steps of a true legend‚ Bob Marley. In 1944‚ British Captain Norval Marley married Cedalla Booker‚ an extremely young Jamaican girl. On February 6‚ 1945 at 2:30am she gave birth to Robert Nesta Marley on February‚ 6 1945‚ in northern Jamaica in a small town called‚ St. Ann‚ named Nine Miles. (White) Throughout Bob Marley’s life his father was not there. The psychological aftermath of being an
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Robert Nesta Marley Reggae made a big part to a Jamican singer-songwriter and musician‚ Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley (Smith & Brooks‚ 2011). He was born on the 6th day of February 1945 and spent his early years in Saint Ann Parish‚ Jamaica in the village known as Nine Mile. Unintentionally‚ his first and middle names were reversed by a Jamaican passport official‚ so his name turned into Robert Nesta Marley (Jacobs‚ 1999). Around 1960’s to 1980’s‚ being the guitarist‚ lead singer and
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Bob Marley once said‚ "I’m a man of God and me come to do God’s work.” Bob Marley brought reggae to a broad audience and devoted his work to spread a message of peace‚ unity and love. Bob Marley made an attempt to make blacks recognized. He became an important figure for the Afro-race. In the song “Buffalo Soldier” the author calls its audience to see that there have been sacrifices of black men in America. Bob Marley began to work in the song in 1978‚ after reading about the black American soldiers
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that is known around the world‚ and is seen as the face for Rastafarian culture is Bob Marley. During the 1980’s there was a new age of music in Jamaica that had broken apart from Dancehall music to become their own respected gene‚ one of the major people to affect reggae globally was Bob Marley. Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley) was born in February of 1945 in Nine Mile‚ Saint Ann Parish‚ and Jamaica. Bob Marley was boringly a roman catholic for his adolescences‚ and at the age of 22 converted to
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Bob Marley: Persuasion of the people with music There are hundreds of thousands of people screaming for you on stage. The Prime Minister and leader of the opposition sit in the arena. Many thought this was a sight that would never be seen‚ but it was just the sight Bob Marley had in front of him at the One Love Peace Concert in Kingston Jamaica (April‚ 1978). This was his first appearance back in Jamaica in 14 years‚ an amazing show culminating with Bob joining the hands of opposing political
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Politics of Oppression in the Lyrics of Bob Marley "Get up‚ stand up: stand up for your rights!" This is the sound of lyrical bliss from one of Bob Marley’s many songs. From the beginning‚ Bob Marley’s lyrical choice has always been towards that of defending what you believe it and not letting anyone take over or bring you down. He was a heroic figure to many‚ especially those who trust and believe deeply in Rastafarianism. According to The Story of Bob Marley‚ Marley’s lyrics embody "political repression
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protest artist on an international level is Robert Nesta Marley also known just as Bob Marley. For many years Marley sang songs of religious faith‚ social and political issues. With his songs he put reggae protest music on the map for many nations and made it a major cultural and political force in Jamaica. The lyrics of Redemption Song are from a speech given by the Pan-African orator Marcus Garvey and to this day it is considered to be one Bob Marley’s most influential songs. This Song can be interpreted
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