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The Marley Family Supports charity: water With $100,000 Donation From 1Love.org

The Marley Family Supports charity: water With $100,000 Donation From 1Love.org

 

 

Rita, Ziggy and Rohan Marley Present
Contributions from 1Love.org Initiatives to Provide Safe, Clean Water
for 5,000 People in Ethiopia 

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Marley Family matriarch and reggae icon Rita Marley, and her son, Grammy Award winning musician, Ziggy Marley and Rohan Marley were joined by other members of their family to announce a $100,000
donation to charity: water from 1Love.org, a not-for-profit business
created with the Marley Family to create awareness and a sustainable
flow of contributions to benefit charitable organizations that empower
youth, protect the planet and encourage global peace. charity: water is a
non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to
people in developing nations. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Pianist Monty Alexander Releases “Harlem-Kingston Express: Live” on June 14th, 2011

PIANIST MONTY ALEXANDER BRIDGES JAZZ AND REGGAE

TO CREATE ‘ONE-LOVE’ WITH NEW CD

HARLEM-KINGSTON EXPRESS: LIVE

AVAILABLE JUNE 14 FROM MOTÉMA MUSIC

 



 

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM THE ALBUM

In a career spanning five decades, pianist Monty Alexander
has distinctively bridged the worlds of jazz, popular song, and the
music of his native Jamaica. With over 70 albums to his name, Alexander
celebrates his 50th year in music with two new world-class releases,
each expressing a different facet of his brilliant and sincere spirit of
musical expression. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Bob Marley 30th Memorial Special Airs on SiriusXM

Bob Marley 30th Memorial Special Airs on SiriusXM

 

 

The Joint, SiriusXM’s reggae music
channel, pays tribute to the reggae legend with five days of Marley’s
music, plus performances and interviews from musicians, family members
and more

Ziggy Marley, eldest son of Bob Marley, to perform an
acoustic set of songs from his new album “Wild and Free” in the SiriusXM
studios in New York City


 

NEW YORK, May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that it will pay tribute to the legendary artist Bob Marley with “Bob Marley 30th Memorial Special,” a five-day commemoration featuring music, performances and interviews.

“Bob Marley 30th Memorial Special” will air Wednesday, May 11, the 30th anniversary of Marley’s passing, through Sunday, May 15 at 11:59 pm ET on The Joint, channel 42. To continue, please click “MORE”!

My Favorite Beres Hammond Songs (Coming April 26th, 2011)

OUR FAVORITE BERES HAMMOND SONGS

Reggae Stars Cover Their Top Tracks from Reggae Soul Icon

 



     

(VP RECORDS, NEW YORK)  – Reggae stars pay homage to Beres Hammond, the godfather of reggae soul, in the ultimate way as they cover his songs in My Favorite Beres Hammond Songs, a double-disc album available from VP Records on April 26, 2011.
Spanning over 30 years of recording soulful reggae music in his
signature smoky-sweet baritone, Hammond’s catalog is filled with hits
for the picking. Now reggae and dancehall stars honor his legacy by
putting their touch on his classics. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Reggae Artist Sadiki Continues To Climb The Charts…

Sadiki’s “doubles up” atop the Weekly Star Top 10 Chart Album “Lifeline” and single “African Queen” take the #1 position

 
ORLANDO, FL, FEBRUARY, 2011 – For the second consecutive week Sadiki’s “Lifeline” and the first single from that album, “African Queen” are both in the #1 position on the Weekly Star Top 10 Chart. The multi-talented singer/songwriter and producer who is based in the US got his first #1 single with “African Queen” on the BBC Reggae World Beat Chart, just over two months ago.
 
The international lovers rock album “Lifeline” released through Sadiki’s label Skinny Bwoy and Joe Frasier Records in September 2010, has also done extremely well in Florida and New York, where it peaked at #2 on both the South Florida Reggae Chart and the New York Reggae Albums Chart. To continue, please click “MORE”!

RICHIE SPICE – ‘BOOK OF JOB’ | New Album Coming March 15, 2011

RICHIE SPICE – ‘BOOK OF JOB’ – NEW ALBUM IN STORES ON MARCH 15, 2011



(VP RECORDS, NEW YORK) – Reggae culture sensation Richie Spice is back with a brand new collection of signature hits on his new album Book Of Job, in stores and online on March 15, 2011. This, his fifth studio effort, is packed with 12 tracks of socially conscious roots reggae tunes that have made the entertainer an international staple for reggae lovers worldwide.
 
Spice chose Book of Job as the title because of his commitment to creating uplifting music, which is as unwavering as Job’s faith was while enduring his many hardships. “A whole heap of things reach Job, he lose wealth, he lose him family, him lose everything, but because he was praising God, he regain,” Spice explains. “It’s the same thing with the music – it is righteousness me declare to the fullest and me nah go switch.” To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Bob Marley Celebrates a Birthday | Would Have Turned 66 on Feb. 6th, 2011

Bob Marley Celebrates a Birthday

 


The Legendary Reggae Star Would Have Turned 66 on February 6th

Radio Specials, Streaming Parties, Video Premieres and more planned

Bob
Marley was born on February 6th, 1945. The legendary reggae star, best
known for such exceptional hits as “Could You Be Loved,” “One Love” and
“Three Little Birds” would have celebrated his 66th birthday this year.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Universal Music Enterprises and Tuff Gong Records team up to present Bob Marley & The Wailers – Live Forever: The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, September 23, 1980. This never before released 2 CD concert was recorded 30 years ago while Bob was touring in support of his famed album,   Uprising. Live Forever features many of Bob’s most cherished songs. Live Forever
also immortalizes his final concert, and the last song Bob ever
performed in concert: his rally cry for equality, “Get Up Stand Up.”
Available on CD for the first time, unforgettable performances of “No
Woman No Cry,” “Jammin'” and “Is This Love,” to name a few, appear on
this incredible audio documentary depicting an innovator and inspiration
to people of many generations. 

“Bob’s music
has always conveyed a message of hope, unity and love.  It has brought
countless people together as it did that night 30 years ago in Pittsburgh.
 To hear that music today and to be able to share it with a new
generation shows that Bob is as relevant today as he was 30 years ago,”
says Rita Marley. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Universal Music Enterprises to Release Bob Marley & The Wailers, “Live Forever” Project on Feb 1st, 2011

Marley’s Last Live Performance Celebrated on Exclusive 2-CD Collection

 

Universal Music Enterprises to
Release Bob Marley & The Wailers – Live Forever: The Stanley
Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, September 23, 1980

Available For the First Time on CD/LP/Digital

New York, Dec. 10, 2010 //PRNewswire/ –Recorded 30 years ago while Marley was touring in support of his album Uprising, Live Forever is Bob Marley‘s
last recorded concert.  This never before released audio collection
offers an incredible snapshot of one of music’s most influential
performers.  

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Live Forever: The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, September 23, 1980
(UMe/Tuff Gong International) is a 2CD/3LP/digital collection that
features many of Bob’s most cherished songs, and is available for the
first time on February 1, 2011.  This
unforgettable concert contains unique performances of “No Woman No Cry,”
“Jammin’,” and “Is This Love,” to name a few, and depicts a musical
innovator and inspiration to people of many cultures and generations.
 This spectacular audio documentary Live Forever, also immortalizes the last song Marley ever performed live in concert: “Get Up Stand Up,” his rally cry for equality. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

Wyclef Jean Releases New 6 Track EP called, “If I Were President: My Haitian Experience” on Dec. 7th, 2010

If I Were President: My Haitian Experience, the New Six Song EP From Wyclef Jean, Available on the iTunes Store

 

Video for First Single, “Election Time,” Filmed in Haiti

NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Columbia Records will release If I Were President: My Haitian Experience, the new six song EP from Wyclef Jean, available on the iTunes store today. If I Were President: My Haitian Experience,
includes “Election Time,” a provocative new universal song written in
the wake of Wyclef’s recent attempt to run for president in Haiti.  The track is currently streaming here: http://soundcloud.com/they-win-u-lose/wyclef-jean-election-time

“This song is
inspired by Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick In The Wall,’ with the chant,
‘We don’t need no education,'” says Wyclef Jean.  “It is also inspired
by Fela Kuti‘s  ‘Zombie.’  It’s the voice
of the youth.  It is the voice of this generation.  It’s the artist
once again doing what the politicians should be doing.  This is about
inspiring the voice of this generation.” To Continue, Please click “MORE”!