...Bob Marley | Musician, Philosopher | “Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don't bury your thoughts; put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!” | 1/23/2013 1/23/2013 Taylor Townsend Mrs. King Education 1300 26 January 2013 Bob Marley Bob Marley is considered one of the most influential people in history today. Marley was born on February 6, 1945 in Ann Parish, Jamaica. On May 11, 1981, Bob Marley died due to cancer which had spread from his toe that had been injured a few years before. In his life, he was a civil rights leader and sang about how he thought the world should be. He believed in equality, love, religion and the pursuit of happiness. Throughout most of Marley’s life, he lived in some of the poorest, most impoverished neighborhoods with his mother and his father, who had later left them and caused them to fend for themselves. Although living there was difficult, Marley found sanction through the music he heard around him. He learned most of his philosophies there that made him the man we know and respect today. While living there, he met a couple of friends; Neville “Bunny” O’Riley Livingston and Peter McIntosh, who would unknowingly help him change the world and their own lives as well. In the beginning of his singing career, Marley sang alone. After the first few songs, he realized going solo wasn’t doing so well, which gave him the idea to...
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...Megan MUS 206 Term Project 12/7/12 Bob Marley By Megan Schaffer Bob Marley is an internationally known for reggae music; he is also a guitarist, songwriter, observant of the Rastafari, a son, a husband, and a father. He was part of a reggae band called Bob Marley & the Wailers (1963-1981). Marley was brought up by a single mother, and living in the ghettos of Jamaica. Now today, even after his death, people still listen to that passion filled music he created, and his legacy will live on forever; his sons Ziggy Marley and Stephen Marley are making sure of that with their music they are making. Biography: He was born Nesta Robert Marley, February 6, 1945, in the village of Nine Mile in St. Ann Parish, Jamaica. A Jamaican passport official would later swap his first and middle names which is how he became Bob Marley. He was mixed race; his father, Norval Sinclair Marley who was White Jamaican and his mother, Cedella Booker, an Afro-Jamaican. Norval provided financial support to Cedella and Bob, but was rarely around as he was often away on trips. In 1955, when Bob was just 10 years old, Norval died of a heart attack at the age 70. Bob Marley faced questions about his own racial identity throughout his whole life. He once reflected: I don’t have to prejudice against meself. My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don’t deh pon nobody’s side. Me don’t deh pon black man’s side nor the white man’s side...
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...Life and Legend of Bob Marley Culture is defined by those who affect it. Bob Marley was one of those figures. He was a dynamic singer-song writer, musician, and activist who dramatically influenced popular culture, Reggae, Rastafarianism, and social awareness. His life is a cultural blend of integration through musical expression and involvement within the human rights movement striving for peace and equality. Robert Nesta Marley, known to the world as “Bob Marley” was born in Jamaica on February 6th, 1945. At the time of his birth he resembled his fifty year old father Captain Norval Sinclair Marley. “Nesta” as his mother liked to call him, was born into an inter-racial family; his mother was African American and his father was Caucasian. His mother, Cedella Booker, also known as “Ciddy”, was an eighteen year old young woman at the time and came from moderate means that was a sharp contrast to her husband, a colonial functionary. His father was mostly absent during Bob’s upbringing as a result of his family’s disapproval of the interracial marriage. Captain Norval family ensured that he was demoted to the lowest possible ranking in the British navy, barely earning enough money to feed himself let alone a young wife and child. Ciddy sent many letters to Captain Norval but received no reply. She raised Bob in the countryside of Jamaica on her own by opening a produce shop selling the food grown on her father’s farm. Ciddy was the predominant figure during Bob Marley’s childhood...
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...“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively. – Bob Marley”. Famous reggae musician and songwriter Bob Marley didn’t just speak to you mind with his tranquil jams, he spoke to the soul. Even though going through early life in poverty and receiving little education, Bob managed to find tranquility in music. Emerging from a third-world country isn’t the easiest thing to do, but somehow Bob was able to find his way out. “Born in Ann Parish, Jamaica; money was always a problem with the Marley family. With Bob’s dad fleeing back to America after he was born his mother was left with no support.” Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 19 May 2015. . “During...
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...What can we learn from Bob Marley? І асquіrеd а рoѕtеr not too long аgo, іtѕ рortrаіt of Вob Маrlеу. Тhе іmаgе іѕ of frееdom. Тhіѕ ѕеnѕе of frееdom саn bе, аnd іѕ, асhіеvеd through hіѕ muѕіс, рowеrеd bу hіѕ muѕіс, аnd іnѕріrеd bу hіѕ muѕіс аѕ іt rеlаtеѕ to thе ѕoсіаl іnјuѕtісеѕ іn еаrlу whіtе іmреrіаlіѕm. Аn іlluѕіon of thе сrеаtіon of а humаn lіfе іѕ bеіng mеѕhеd togеthеr іn thіѕ dіѕtіnсt ріесе of work. Іt іѕ а рortrаіt of аn аrtіѕt fіghtіng ѕolеlу for frееdom uѕіng thе рowеr of muѕіс аѕ hіѕ wеарon. Тhе tіnу рісturеѕ thаt mаkе uр thіѕ рortrаіt аrе іn both сolor аnd blасk аnd whіtе аnd togеthеr ѕhow іnѕріrіng dеtаіlѕ from thе lіfе of Вob Маrlеу. Маѕѕеѕ of сolorful rесordѕ, whісh rерrеѕеnt thе lуrісѕ іntеndеd to motіvаtе lіѕtеnеrѕ еvеrуwhеrе, mаkе uр thе dаrknеѕѕ of Маrlеу’ѕ drеаdloсkѕ. Ніѕ drеаdloсkѕ аrе а mаrk of frееdom аnd rерrеѕеnt thе Lіon of Јudаh. Тhеу аrе сonѕіdеrеd thе ѕуmbol of Rаѕtаfаrіаn mаnhood. Маrlеу’ѕ fасе аnd еуеѕ аrе ѕomеwhаt lіghtеr іn сolor, аnd аrе mаdе uр of rаndom ѕаmрlіngѕ from ехреrіеnсеѕ іn hіѕ own lіfе. Тhе moѕt рromіnеnt іmаgе thаt аrіѕеѕ whеn gаzіng аt thе рortrаіt іѕ hіѕ hаnd rаіѕеd gеntlу to hіѕ lірѕ іn hіѕ routіnе to ѕmokе \"gаnја\" іn а rеlіgіouѕ рrасtісе. Тhіѕ hеrb іѕ аn Іndіаn ѕtrаіn of hеmр thаt саuѕеѕ hаlluсіnаtіonѕ аnd ѕріrіtuаl vіѕіonѕ. Тhе Rаѕtаfаrіаnѕ bеlіеvе thаt іn thіѕ асtіon thеу bесomе onе wіth Јаh, thе сrеаtor. Тhе lуrісѕ of Вob Маrlеу’ѕ ѕongѕ аrе а раrt of thе еntіrе Rаѕtаfаrіаn сulturе thаt сеntеrѕ on whаt іѕ godlіkе аnd holу...
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...Bob Marley’s Early Years: From Nine Miles To London Nesta Robert Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in Nine Miles, a district in St. Ann’s Parish on the north end of Jamaica. He spent his early childhood with his mother, Cedella Marley, sharing a tiny shack made of corrugated metal and wood in the mountainous countryside. “He was my first-born and very precious to the family and friends,” Cedella reported in Jim Henke’s essential sourcebook, Marley Legend: An Illustrated Life of Bob Marley. “He was always a jolly, happy little man. He loved to make friends, loved to play. I never had no trouble with him going to school and things like that. He was very obedient.” Bob spent little time around his father, Captain Norval Marley, a white Jamaican who supervised land for the British government and essentially abandoned the family soon after his son was born. Bob once said of his mixed heritage: “I don’t have prejudice against meself. My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don’t dip on nobody’s side. Me don’t dip on the black man’s side nor the white man’s side. Me dip on God’s side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.” In grade school, Bob loved to sing. “I don’t really know how I got started,” Marley remembered in 1975, “but I know me mother was a singer. Me mother is spiritual, like a gospel singer. She writes songs. I hear her singing first and then I just love music, love it, grow with it.” A cousin...
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...Happiness Clay Young Happiness is different to all people, the ways in which you can achieve happiness all vary on the individual. Some people find happiness in material things, some people find it simply by spending time with family. Some people don’t seem to find happiness in their life which is saddening, but I think we all can agree that at one time in your life you’ve felt a moment of happiness, and it feels amazing. In my opinion it’s the best feeling in the world, to truly feel happy and comfortable about someone or something is a blessing. If you struggle to find happiness that just means you’re not looking hard enough. You can find it everywhere; you just need to have the right attitude. Am I happy? The answer is a definite yes. Since I was a young kid my Mom has taught me how to appreciate the things we do have rather than harp on the things we don’t. I’ve never been much on material things but instead building close relationships with people, especially family. This brings me great happiness. The people that I admire most in life are the ones that are given every reason not to be happy but still manage to stay happy and have a positive outlook on life. These days the world is tough, and some kids are born into poverty and unfair circumstances but still stay strong. Someone that comes to mind when I think about is happiness is Oprah Winfrey. She is one of the most powerful women in America and probably one of the happiest. Everyone has their own opinion...
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...Jimmy Cliff Jimmy Cliff | Cliff performing in 2012 | Background information | Birth name | James Chambers | Born | (1948-04-01) 1 April 1948 (age 66) Somerton District, St. James, Jamaica | Genres | Ska, reggae | Occupations | Musician, singer, actor | Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, conga, keyboards | Years active | 1962–present | Labels | Island, Columbia, Trojan, EMI, CBS[1] | Jimmy Cliff, OM (born James Chambers, 1 April 1948)[2] is a Jamaican reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor. He is the only living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences. Cliff is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as "Wonderful World, Beautiful People", "The Harder They Come", "Sitting in Limbo", "You Can Get It If You Really Want" and "Many Rivers to Cross" from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world,[3] and his covers of Cat Stevens' "Wild World" and Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" from the film Cool Runnings. He starred in the film The Harder They Come. Cliff was one of five performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Early life, 1960s and 1970’s Jimmy Cliff was born in Somerton District, St. James, Jamaica.[4] He began writing songs while still at primary school in St. James, listening to a neighbour's sound system. In 1962...
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...devastated after they have witnessed glory and fame cut short. Ironically A.E Housman doesn’t laminate the athlete’s sad death nor does he acknowledge it in a negative way instead Housman talks about the perks of dying at young age after accomplishing something glorifying. Bob Marley, the first superstar celebrity to sell more than 20 million records throughout his career. In 1963 Bob and his friends have formed the Wailing Wailers and in 1972 the Wailers came up strong by signing a contract with Island Records. Bob Marley has helped introduced the world with reggae music and until this day he remains one of the most beloved artist his fame has not died nor did his music because of the impact he has made to music listeners. Bob was almost assassinated in 1976 back in Jamaica due to his political beliefs; he was attacked while on stage by a group of gun-men luckily he was struck on his biceps but his wife Rita was shot on the head, Bob continued his show but even more motivated. In 1981 Bob was fighting cancer for a few months then heading out to Germany to undergo an alternative treatment until soon Bob realized the end was near for him. Once it was clear to him he had very little time left to live Bob wanted to head back to his motherland Jamaica to rest in peace in his country but it was too late and his life was gone as soon has reached Miami, Florida. In the poem “To an...
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...Name:Kaykar Class and section number Title:The life of Bob Marley Specific purpose:To inform my audience of the life,music and death of Bob Marley. Central idea:Bob Marley was a musical legend whose music influenced people all around the world. Introduction Jamaica,reggae rastarfari.If i was to ask you to associate a name with any of those three words,i bet the subject of my speech would be your answer.I am sure many of you have heard of Bob Marley and his music has lived on even though he has passed away and generally everyone knows the lyrics to at least one of his songs. He was an icon whose message and music lifted him from a small island nation to worldwide fame and today nearly 30 years after his death his music lives on..Today i am going to give you a deeper insight into Bob Marley life,love he spread through his music and his death. Body I. A look back at Bob Marley early years and background. 1. He was born in a small village. 2. Bob Marley was biracial. 3. His family moved to the city for a better life. ll. The beginning of Bob Marley love for music and his musical career. 1. He formed a group called “The Wailers” 2. He converted to Rastarfarian. 3. Bob Marley made his international breakthrough singing reggae music. III Bob Marley final days and last impressions. 1. He was diagnosed...
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...Close look at Bon Marley’s Redemption song “Redemption song” was written and sang by the legendary Bob Marley. He was known as a reggae artist who mostly sang about social and political issues. His songs touched people all around the world. This song particularly, could be interpreted in so many ways; quite literally, it could be regarded to some people as a song about slavery in the 18th and 19th century. But the way the message in the song is delivered, the repetition of some key words and the artist’s main message through out his career, indicates that this is a song about being a slave to the modern world where many of us feel almost hopeless. The first element is the delivery of the song. The beginning could easily mislead the reader and give an impression to set the tone for the whole song. Bob tells a story and uses words like: “old pirates”, “sold I” and “merchant ships,” historically referring to the European slavers trading Africans with certain traitor African dealers. In this first part of the song, the artist gives a vivid picture by telling a story in first-person. Black slaves used to sing Negro spirituals, while or after work, to comfort and motivate themselves through their suffering. They would also sing about freedom, restlessly hoping to get out of the misery. “We forward in this generation Triumphantly” explains how their dreams and constant beliefs came to life, by the abolition on slavery in America. The Artist highlights...
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...Tim Dunnigan Dr. Frye Reggae Music Reggae isn’t just a genre of music, it’s a way for Rastafarians to express their way of life in their own unique way. The most famous Rastafarian and Reggae artist of them all was Bob Marley. His way of expressing his political opinions and messages in hit songs not only influenced in Jamaica, it had an impact on the entire world. He gave Rastafari an international identity and is the reason some people converted. Famous groups like the Rudeboys and Maytals helped Reggae to become what it is today. Reggae music was not always the most popular form of music in Jamaica. Reggae was influenced by the music genre of Jazz that was sweeping the nation. A lot of Jamaicans used Jazz to entertain the tourists. In the 1950’s Jazz Bebop became the new fad music for the youth of Jamaica and Jazz orchestras weren’t as common as in years past. In the 1960’s Ska was introduced and was the first style of music created by Jamaicans, this gave them a sense of identity. Ska was created by working class Jamaicans and they used it to express themselves and tell their stories. It was important because R&B singles weren’t being released as often, and didn’t attract as many listeners as it once did. Ska music consisted of the combination of Caribbean mento, calypso, and Jazz. The main reason for Ska’s popularity was because the music fit the moods of the time. People had the mind state to accept anything unique to Jamaica especially because they...
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...What is Peace without War? First and foremost, Bob Marley is said to be one of the best most influential reggae singers known. The way that many artists like singers, musicians, etc., view Bob Marley as an inspiration and muse towards whatever it is that they do. Bob Marley stood up for the injustices he faced and saw in the world near and away from him. Bob Marley was one of the first “colored” person to speak up about how the world, mainly the “white man” treated “colored people.” He not only focused on the indifference on the different skin colors, but also on the poor. Bob Marley’s songs were aimed towards the freedom and liberation of the poor colored people that were in control by other countries. Most people saw his work at the time to be rebellious, but once they looked past that, most of them say that what Bob Marley was saying was in fact true. Music was his way of communication and this is why he got attention, because so many people use it to express their feelings towards one another or to soothe the pain one feels inside as he did. Music creates atmosphere; it can bring people together, because there is more than one person feeling the exact same thing you are. In this case, these three songs “Burnin’ and Lootin’, “Concrete Jungle”, and “War”, the artist’s lyrics are powerful and meaningful to anyone whom feels the same towards political injustice, poverty, inequality and or national struggles in the wake if Imperialism. People are not being treated equally,...
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...Dhillon Taylor 17 Sept. 2012 Uniting the Nation of Jamaica The album “Survival”, released in 1979 by the great reggae musician Bob Marley, might be one of the most defiant albums ever created, expressing resistance to oppression and the belief in acting against governments, politicians, and other organizations that wield great power. To analyze the message in his album “Survival”, one must understand that Marley was not just an illustrious musician, but also a poet, a revolutionary, and a peace activist who was influential to millions of people during his lifetime and whose music still lives on to influence people today. According to the Bob Marley biography called “Life and Legacy” on the Official Bob Marley website, Marley had grown up in St. Anne, Jamaica and began his music career in Western Kingston, Jamaica in 1950. “Life and Legacy” stated that by the 1970’s, when political related violence was greatly damaging the nation, Marley was a music sensation and a man who was very popular in the entire country of Jamaica. Veerle Poupeye, a scholar from the Edna Manley College in Jamaica, explains in her article, “What Times Are These? Visual Art and Social Crisis in Postcolonial Jamaica”, that the 1970’s in Jamaica were years of violence and political unrest. Poupeye explained that the two major political alliances, the Peoples National Party (PNP) and the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP), were constantly at odds and fighting for the support of the Jamaican people. Representing the...
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...B oB Marley Recent Titles in Greenwood Biographies Arnold Schwarzenegger: A Bography Louise Krasniewicz and Michael Blitz Blle Holday: A Bography Meg Greene Elvs Presley: A Bography Kathleen Tracy Shaqulle O’Neal: A Bography Murry R. Nelson Dr. Dre: A Bography John Borgmeyer Bonne and Clyde: A Bography Nate Hendley Martha Stewart: A Bography Joann F. Price Mchael Jordan: A Bography David L. Porter Alex Rodrquez: A Bography Wayne Stewart Steven Spelberg: A Bography Kathi Jackson Madonna: A Bography Mary Cross Jacke Robnson: A Bography Mary Kay Linge B oB Marley a Biography David V. Moskowitz greenwood b iographies GreenwooD Press westPort, connecticut • lonDon Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Moskowtz, Davd V. (Davd Vlado), 1969 – Bob Marley : a bography / Davd V. Moskowtz. p. cm. — (Greenwood bographes, ISSN 1540-4900) Dscography: p. Includes bblographcal references and ndex. ISBN-13: 978–0–313–33879–3 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0–313–33879–5 (alk. paper) 1. Marley, Bob. 2. Reggae muscans —Jamaca—Bography. I. Ttle. ML420.M3313M66 2007 782.421646092—dc22 [B] 2007018313 Brtsh Lbrary Catalogung n Publcaton Data s avalable. Copyrght © 2007 by Davd V. Moskowtz All rghts reserved. No porton of ths book may be reproduced, by any process or technque, wthout the express wrtten consent of the publsher. Lbrary of Congress Catalog Card Number:...
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