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Bob Marley (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981), born Nesta Robert Marley which was later to be changed by passport officials to Robert Nesta Marley, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. He was the most widely known writer and performer of reggae, and more specifically roots reggae. He is famous for popularising the genre outside of Jamaica and the Caribbean. Much of his music dealt with the struggles of the spiritually wealthy rasta and/or spiritually powerful Jah Rastafari. |
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about Bob Marley
City Paper Blogs Date: 31 Dec 2009
Washington City Paper -
Teddy Afro , Ethiopia’s biggest pop star, will kick off his 2010 American tour Saturday night at the D.C. Armory . Afro, born Tewodros Kassahun , is known as Ethiopia’s Bob Marley , thanks to his occasionally sociopolitical lyrics and his frequent use of roots- reggae rhythms.
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MUSIC: The Wailers Date: 29 Dec 2009
Creative Loafing Charlotte -
Sunday, Jan. 3... By Jeff Hahne Led by Aston "Familyman" Barrett, The Wailers has continued performing around the world since the death of legendary frontman Bob Marley. Performing songs from those years as well as new material, the band continues to spread the music to adoring fans and hopes to release an album of new material next year, while focusing energy on its "I Went Hungry" campaign ...
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Steve Ewing leads jam at Old Rock House Date: 25 Dec 2009
St. Louis Post-Dispatch -
St. Louis singer Steve Ewing, formerly of the Urge, returns to the scene with a new project, "Zodiac," a collection of covers from artists who have influenced him, including Steel Pulse, the Police, Elvis Costello, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley.
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Bob Seger wins catalog album of the year Date: 24 Dec 2009
Detroit News -
"Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's Greatest Hits" was named the Catalog Album of the Decade by Billboard, beating out Bob Marley's "Legend: The Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers" and Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon."
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Dangers of a Bob Marley approach to inflation Date: 19 Dec 2009
Guardian Unlimited -
The Bank of England certainly buys the No Woman No Cry scenario for inflation – but is it right? It's quite easy to take the Bob Marley approach to inflation. The economy has tanked over the past 18 months leaving oodles of spare capacity. The cost of living is only going up because last year's plunge in petrol prices is no longer having a big downward effect on the consumer price index. The ...
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Dangers of a Bob Marley approach to inflation Date: 15 Dec 2009
MalaysiaNews.net -
inflation . The economy has tanked over the past 18 months leaving oodles of spare capacity. The cost of living is only going up because last year's plunge in petrol prices is no longer having a big d...
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The Slackers: Ska Lifers Date: 15 Dec 2009
The Village Voice -
Better Late Than Never , the Slackers' first full-length CD, came out in 1996 on a label called Moon Ska Records, founded by a guitarist named Robert Hingley. People called him "Bucket." Bucket was in a band called Not Bob Marley, later renamed the Toasters. He formed Moon Ska to release th...
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University of Alaska Fairbanks adds Caribbean vibe to holidays Date: 11 Dec 2009
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner -
FAIRBANKS - Bob Marley sings a version of “White Christmas” with the line: “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the one I’ve never known.” True, Jamaica is not a place likely to have sn...
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