Bob Marley & the Wailers News

Much has been written about Robert Nesta Marley, mostly known as Bob Marley, whose name and music is synonymous with the breaking out of reggae music from the confines of Jamaica to a worldwide phenomenon and a movement of millions of people on all continents.

Planning to attend the Wailers ' Nov. 12 concert at Birmingham's Alys Stephens Center ? Then you'll want to be aware of the reggae band's local connection.

With elements of Cuban son, and 70s soul-jazz melded to a strong roots reggae, Groundation are traditionalists unbound by pure tradition.

Becoming Rasta -- Origins of Rastafari Identity in Jamaica by Charles Price, New York Univ.

Al Anderson, Junior Marvin and the Original Wailers will bring the funk at 8 p.m. Friday to the Chance in Poughkeepsie.

Island Records' founder, Chris Blackwell, says there is little chance of him returning to the music business full-time, pointing out that the contemporary scene's instant-sales regime does not mesh with his policy of artiste development.

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For marketing purposes, Bob Marley, the Wailers, and Bob Marley & the Wailers have become interchangeable names, used indiscriminately to refer to recordings actually made by separate entities.

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W HEN friends gather, and the conversation turns to rock music it will eventually swing around to the best concert ever seen.

There are no drums. No keyboards. No big chorus. Two acoustic guitars wrap themselves around a light reggae rhythm and a sunny but vague vocal line about looking into your heart to find love, love, love.

While jamming at the popular Rae Town dance in 1987, Home T member Mikie Bennett said he was struck by an infectious new rhythm.

When Bob Marley and the Wailers released Babylon By Bus in 1978 - a live album recorded in Paris - the reggae superstar was depicting how he and the group travelled while on tour.

Bob Marley is never far from the public eye. Although dead for nearly 30 years, the Jamaican singer and songwriter still holds considerable sway.

When Bob Marley and the Wailers released Babylon By Bus in 1978 - a live album recorded in Paris - the reggae superstar was depicting how he and the group travelled while on tour.

Reggae king Bob Marley cools out with graphic artist Neville Garrick while on a bus during an overseas tour.

The late Bob Marley's band, now named The Original Wailers, has announced a four-date tour of New Zealand in November.

Flogging Molly's bass player, Nathen Maxwell, grew up on reggae music. With the influence of his uncle, one of Maxwell's earliest musical memories was his discovery of Bob Marley and the Wailers' "Rastaman Vibration." It would seem a natural progression for Maxwell to pick up an acoustic guitar and start writing reggae-influenced music, and that's ...

At age 59, Marcia Griffiths says most people would call her brand of reggae "old school," but she's quick to add that "it's the good school.

The city of Albany's last Alive at Five concert of the year will take place at its usual outdoor site tomorrow beginning at 5 p.m. The show will be held at Albany Riverfront Park.