Bob Marley - The Love from Carribean

The Love from Carribean
If we talk about Travel & Tourism, those two things cannot be achieve without dream towards peace, love and unity. The three terms which peace, love and unity is the key for the next generation survival. If there is no peace, how can we get to know each other and if there are no love & unity, what will happen to our world? There will be no chance for us to pack our bag and go to destination we really want to be. The fight for the love, peace and humanity already started long time ago, concentrating fight against un justice, slavery and racial believe among nation. Written in the book list of characters that play huge role during that time is Bob Marley, a famous Jamaican singer, guitarist, songwriter, Rastafarian and activist that touch heart of many people around the world by his music.

About Bob Marley
Bob Marley or his full name Robert Nesta Marley was born in a small village of Nine Miles located in Saint Ann, Jamaica on February 6 1945. His mother, Cedella Booker, a Jamaican married Norval Sinclair Marley, Englishman from Sussex, South East England works as marine officer and captain. However, Norval seldom saw his son because he always on trip. In 1955, Norval Sinclair Marley died of a heart attack at the age of 60. During that time, Bob Marley was just 10 years old. During racial tension in Jamaica (1960), he was question about his true racial identity as his father is white while his mother is Jamaican black woman. However, Bob Marley show his good manner when he said that everything happen to him as faith from god.

“I don’t have prejudice against myself. My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don’t dip on nobody side. Me don’t dip on the black man side nor the white man side. Me dip on god side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white”

Bob Marley Music
After his father death, Bob Marley was raised by his mother, Cedella Marley and move to Kingston, Trenchtown. He met with Neville ‘Bunny’ Livingston or known as Bunny Wailer and became friends. Bob Marley spending his leisure time with Livingston, making music with Joe Higgs, a local singer and devout Rastafarian. Later he met with Peter Mcintosh (Peter Tosh). Bob Marley recorded his first two singles, produced by Leslie Kong ‘Judge Not’ and ‘One Cup of Coffee’ in 1962 and gained small attention during that time. Bob Marley could not be separated with The Wailers, a group form by him self, Bunny Livingston and Peter Mcintosh that created music phenomena in Jamaica in year 1964. Although The Wailers also form by other member, the three friends are the root member of The Wailers. They broke up in 1974 and become solo musician. However, The Wailers represent Bob Marley backing band and went on recording as “Bob Marley & The Wailers”. Making his own trademark, Bob Marley created music about poverty, slavery and racial problem he experience during his everyday life in Jamaica. Many of his song often he mention about imperialism, freedom, and un justice as well as his concern about future generation when he sometime write the used of nuclear energy and war that he believe can affect the children of tomorrow.

Almost at the end of the concert, he requested Micheal Manley and his political rival, Edward Seaga to come to the stage and shake hands.

Bob Marley collaborated with The Jamaican Prime Minister Micheal Manley in December 1976 for a free concert organized for run up general election called ‘Smile Jamaica’ which he nearly killed 2 days before the concert by unknown attackers inside his house that believe to politically motivated because the concert seen as being support to Micheal Manley. Bob Marley received minor injury but his wife Rita and manager Don Taylor seriously injured, later recover after treatment in hospital. Bob Marley however show his ambition towards nation peace when he still perform for the concert. The concert was held to decrease the gap between two main political groups. 2 years later, he performed another political concert named as ‘The One Love Peace’ Concert, which he believes can contribute to unity for the country. Almost at the end of the concert, he requested Micheal Manley and his political rival Edward Seaga to come to the stage and shake hands. His request set the new start of political world in Jamaica.

He recorded his final studio album ‘Uprising’ in 1980 most directly religious album he made. The tracks include ‘Redemption Song’ and ‘Forever Loving Jah’. ‘Redemption Song’, although recorded with a piece of guitar gained huge attention by the critics, fans and people worldwide with the wonderful melody and inspirational lyrics. Among the famous lines written in the ‘Redemption Song’ are “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds” gives meaningful messages especially in Africa as nation conflict still going on during that time.

Bob Marley collapsed while jogging in New York City Central Park after played two showed for his ‘Uprising’ tour Madison Square Garden, New York and his final at Pittsburg Pennsylvania on 23 September 1980. He died on May 11 1981 by cancer at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami Florida at the age of 36. Bob Marley buried in a crypt at Nine Miles near his birthplace. He left 12 children four with his wife, two adopted from Rita’s previous relationship and the remaining six with other woman. As a tribute to Bob Marley fight, his oldest son, David ‘Ziggy’ become the melody maker of Marley family group comprises of siblings, Cedella, Stephen and Sharon release a single in 1988 title ‘Tomorrow People’. The songs become the Top 40 US Hit. Today, Bob Marley continued contribute to the world with the music he left. He becomes idol for people across the globe in terms of humanity and loves between mankind. More than that, he was honor and appreciated for his tough journey towards better life. Bob Marley writing and music will be remembered as it show to us as human being the way we should live as one happy family and not fighting each other for the cause of races, skin color and believe.

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
none but ourselves can free our minds"

Achievement and Awards
o 1976 - Rolling Stone Band of the Year
o 1978 – The Peace Medal of The Third World award from United Nation
o 1981 – The Jamaican Order of Merit (Jamaica’s third highest honor)
o 1994 – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
o 1999 – Album of the Century ‘Exodus’ by Time Magazine
o 2000 – Song of the Millennium ‘One Love/People Get Ready’ by BBC
o 2001 – Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
o 2001 – Hollywood Walk of Fame
o 2001 – ‘Rebel Music’ Bob Marley documentary won Best Long Form Music Video
o 2005 – Posthumous Achievement Award

Artist: Bob Marley
Album:Uprising
(1980)

Redemption Song
Old Pirate Yes They Rob I,
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I,
From the bottomless pit
But my hand was made strong
By the hand of the almighty
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly
Won’t you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
Is all I ever have
Redemption songs
Redemption songs

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our mind
Have no fear for atomic energy
Cause none of them can stop the time.
How long shall they kill our profits?
While we stand aside and look
Some say it’s just a part of it
We’ve got to fulfill the book.

Won’t you help to sing
These songs of freedom?
Is all I ever have
Redemption songs
Redemption songs
Redemption songs