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BOB MARLEY
Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica, to Norval Marley and Cedella Booker. His father was a Jamaican of English descent. His mother was a black teenager. The couple planned to get married but Norval left Kingston before this could happen. Norval died in 1955, seeing his son only once. Bob Marley started his career with the Wailers, a group he formed. Marley married Rita Marley in February 1966, and it was she who introduced him to Rastafarianism which greatly influence him to reggae music. He played two shows at Madison Square Garden, but collapsed while jogging in NYC's Central Park on September 21, 1980. The cancer diagnosed earlier had spread to his brain, lungs and stomach. Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital on May 11, 1981. He was 36 years old.
Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica, to Norval Marley and Cedella Booker. His father was a Jamaican of English descent. His mother was a black teenager. The couple planned to get married but Norval left Kingston before this could happen. Norval died in 1955, seeing his son only once. Bob Marley started his career with the Wailers, a group he formed. Marley married Rita Marley in February 1966, and it was she who introduced him to Rastafarianism which greatly influence him to reggae music. He played two shows at Madison Square Garden, but collapsed while jogging in NYC's Central Park on September 21, 1980. The cancer diagnosed earlier had spread to his brain, lungs and stomach. Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital on May 11, 1981. He was 36 years old.
one of bob marleys most successful songs : buffalo soldier
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UB40
UB40 were a young group of friends from Birmingham who rose above their differences to become the world’s most successful reggae band. By the summer of 1978, something else did happen, and the nucleus of UB40 began rehearsing in a local basement. The band has placed more than 50 singles in the UK singles chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. The band has been nominated for the Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album four times, and in 1984, were nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. One of the world's best-selling music artists, UB40 have sold over 70 million records.
UB40 were a young group of friends from Birmingham who rose above their differences to become the world’s most successful reggae band. By the summer of 1978, something else did happen, and the nucleus of UB40 began rehearsing in a local basement. The band has placed more than 50 singles in the UK singles chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. The band has been nominated for the Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album four times, and in 1984, were nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. One of the world's best-selling music artists, UB40 have sold over 70 million records.
ub40's most successful song : red red wine
THE ABYSSINIANS
The Abyssinians are a Jamaican roots reggae group, famous for their close harmonies and promotion of the Rastafari movement in their lyrics. The vocal trio was originally formed in 1968. Their first song was "Satta Massagana", which was strongly influenced
by Carlton Manning's "Happy Land". "Satta Massagana" is a Rastafarian hymn sung partly in the ancient Ethiopian Amharic language. They recruited a third vocalist, who was still at school and often unable to attend rehearsals. The group continued to record throughout the 1970s, their debut album, Forward on to Zion was produced by Clive Hunt and released in 1976.
The Abyssinians are a Jamaican roots reggae group, famous for their close harmonies and promotion of the Rastafari movement in their lyrics. The vocal trio was originally formed in 1968. Their first song was "Satta Massagana", which was strongly influenced
by Carlton Manning's "Happy Land". "Satta Massagana" is a Rastafarian hymn sung partly in the ancient Ethiopian Amharic language. They recruited a third vocalist, who was still at school and often unable to attend rehearsals. The group continued to record throughout the 1970s, their debut album, Forward on to Zion was produced by Clive Hunt and released in 1976.