Bob Marley

Robert Nesta Marley, best known as Bob Marley, was born in February 6 1945, Saint Ann-Jamaica. His parents were Norval Marley (British Military) and Cedella Booker (Black Skin Teenager) but they divorced before he was born. He was raised by his mother and his father had sent money for their survival. After his father died they went to a poor district in Kingstoon.

He is the most famous singer of reggae. But, what is Reggae?
Reggae is a genre that grew out of several other musical styles, including both traditional Jamaica (Afro-Caribbean) music, including ska and mento(distinct style of Jamaican folk music in 1900s), and American R&B. Reggae only came about as a distinct genre in the 1960s.Reggae is characterized by a heavy backbeat rhythm, meaning the emphasis of beat is on, for example, 2 and 4,when 4/4 time. Reggae song lyrics deal with many subjects, including faith, love, relationships, poverty, injustice and other broad social issues.

In his career Bob Marley created a lot of songs, and produced many albums. But the songs that made more success are: “Is this love”,” Redemption Song”, “Could You Be Loved”, “Three Little Birds”,” Bad Boys”, “Buffalo Soldier” and “ No Woman No cry” . “ No Woman No cry” was the song that made more success around the world, it was created in 1974 and it is from the album “Live”.

In 1997,Marley discovered a wound in his right foot. The wound did not heal, and his nail failed. So, the correct diagnosis was given. Bob had a cancer of skin , the doctor said to Bob that he should amputate his foot, but he denied doing this. This cancer was scattered to his stomach, lung and brain. One month before his death, Marley was prize-winning with “order to merit” of Jamaica. He wanted to go and enjoy his finals days in his birthday place, but in a fly back to Germany ,he was heeded to a hospital in Miami. He died in 1981, at the age of 36 years old. He was buried in a tomb in Nine Miles near his birthday place.

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