Bob Marley News

'There's a strange sort of febrile atmosphere in the country at the moment' THEY look a bit alike , they are certainly singing from the same song-sheet, they even finish each others' sentences and the country is deeply divided into either love 'em or loathe 'em camps.

As part of its new licensing agreement with Disney Music Group, Tuff Gong International will distribute throughout the Caribbean the soundtrack of Walt Disney's new animated film The Princess and the Frog .

It must be something in the sausage rolls. How else to explain the remarkable claim of New Zealand to be the southern hemisphere's answer to Jamaica? In truth, I haven't heard this claim made explicitly, but added to the the existing library of Kiwi reggae these two new releases certainly argue in that direction.

Ryan Leslie, "Transition" Nine months after putting out his debut CD to underwhelming response, Ryan Leslie is back, this time, with "Transition." The transition doesn't refer to his music.

Late reggae singer Bob Marley could be worth billions to his family. SUPPLIED FILE PICTURE Coming to a store near you: Bob Marley video games, shoes ... snowboards? A Toronto-based company hired by the Marley family to protect the late singer's brand has that planned and more.

Despite his death 28 years ago, the music of Bob Marley still reverberates around the world.

Coming to a store near you: Bob Marley video games, shoes .... snowboards? Bob Marley in concert - twenty-five years after Bob Marley's death, his widow has revealed fascinating details of their relationship.

Coming to a store near you: Bob Marley video games, shoes ... snowboards? Heirs of the Jamaican reggae legend are plunging into the global trademark wars, seeking to enforce their exclusive rights to an image that has grown steadily in scope and appeal since the Jamaican superstar died of brain cancer in 1981 at age 36.

Island Records founder and hotelier Chris Blackwell was inaugurated into the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica's Hall of Fame in a glittering ceremony held at the Kingston Hilton Hotel on Monday night which saw many of Jamaica's leading business personalities in attendance.

Rohan Marley was so entranced by a shimmering river in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica he bought the land it runs on.

An Apparition release of a Stage 6 Films presentation of a Don Carmody/Chris Brinker production.

Rasta Pasta, a new restaurant on Tejon Street, sounds like something my college roommates would have cooked late one night, probably while high.

Former bandmate of Bob Marley visits school Children at Whipperley Infants' School were treated to a masterclass in reggae music on Wednesday when they were paid a visit by a former member of Bob Marley's band, The Wailers.

A LEYTONSTONE teenager is set to appear in a new stage musical based on the story of Jamaica.

Carla Gulatta of Amnesty International told The Sunday Gleaner that the country's music should be a unifying force rather than a divisive on.

There's more to reggae than the old-school sound of Bob Marley or the newer dancehall-fusion style of quasi-rappers like Sean Paul.

"Water for Roots. Love of Reggae. Fire for Rock." That is the ambiguous, stoned-sounding creed of Seattle-based world reggae rock band Kore Ionz, and on Saturday, they're bringing their beats to Boise.

Kemarch 'Wizad' Dodd performs one of his many illusions. LIKE ace sprinter Usain Bolt and reggae icon Bob Marley, Kemarch 'Wizad' Dodd hopes to put Jamaica on the map.

'The Mighty Diamonds' are coming to Brooklyn in November. Since its founding in 1969, the Mighty Diamonds' harmonies and devotion to the roots-reggae tradition have become legendary.

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