Kymani Marley News

Jam rock band O.A.R. will headline Madison's Freakfest 2008 on Nov. 1, announced Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Frank Productions on Wednesday morning.

Washington DC's 1st Reggae Summer Fest to attract big name reggae artists including Beres Hammond, KyMani Marley, I-Wayne and others.

“Uganda was crazy, mi ah tell yu, Kampala, right now, mad, dem block off the street and at least 25,000 people or more, the whole city lock off! Big up Ele, Dandimite, and Nitty Kutchie.”

New York Governor David Patterson and Mayor Michael Bloomberg are calling this Sunday, May 4 a "Day of Reggae," coinciding with the 27th Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards . via XLR8R

It's three weeks overdue, but Wisconsin Van Halen fans finally get their "Beautiful Girls'' fix on Monday night. via Green Bay Press-Gazette

Free concerts by Super Diamond and Ky-Mani Marley highlight a weekend bursting with music in Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley. via Aspen Times

Ky-Mani has high expectations for Smile Jamaica concert Ky-Mani Marley says he has high expectations for the 'Smile Jamaica - Africa Unite' concert tomorrow at the James Bond Beach in St Mary.He says the ... via Jamaica Gleaner

“I encourage people to come for the festivities and there will be great performances. I want them to come for what it stands for. I would love for them to come for what it means and not just who will be on it”

Ky-Mani Marley - Contributed Ky-Mani Marley says he has high expectations for the 'Smile Jamaica - Africa Unite' concert tomorrow at the James Bond Beach in St Mary. via Jamaica Gleaner

“When we got back, I told [my father] I lost his slingshot”

GETTING A LEG UP: Ky-Mani Marley has established his own voice by recording outside the reggae genre of his famous father. via Creative Loafing Tampa

“I grew up in what you would call Liberty City, NW 22nd Avenue”

Ky-Mani Marley is finding his own limelight Details: Ky-Mani Marley opens for Van Halen on Tuesday, February 12, at the BankAtlantic Center, 1 Panther Pkwy., Sunrise. via Broward-Palm Beach - News

The question new convertees will obviously ask is: "Does it sound like Exodus ?" Well, while you can definitely hear the Marley lineage here, this is more "gangsta Rasta" than anything you've heard from the lot ... via Metro Times

“I'm not nervous because I'm not going there to play reggae”

In his stoner dreams, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" anti-hero/party animal Jeff Spicoli jets to London with Mick Jagger to jam with the Stones. via MySanAntonio.com

The Audition , Jan. 22 Exodus , Jan. 26 Trail of Tears , Feb. 8 Chimaira , Feb. 29 Take Action Tour , March 8 Horrorpops , March 18 Jan. via MySanAntonio.com

“So I went with that. Those early albums were steppingstones. I know the music has to evolve, it has to become more world music.”

Being the offspring of Bob Marley has proved to be a most beneficial thing. A handful of the late reggae king's sons has gone on to prominence in their own right, including but not limited to eldest son David, ... via The Aspen Times

Before Ky-Mani Marley continues West to perform in Las Vegas as the opening act for reunited '80s rock group Van Halen, he will play Park City, tomorrow night. via Park Record

“Radio is another step on the ladder”

Singing with Van Halen is a job that's usually short-lived. But vocalist Ky-Mani Marley has bucked the trend. via Salt Lake Tribune

“Someone Loves You". "I made no money”

As she sat in the offices of Natural Bridge Studios, Aisha Davis seemed rested, relaxed, and still beaming from her roaring repertoire of songs that blazed Tuesday Night Live at the village. via NowPublic

What if Bob Marley had been a rapper? Glimpses of what he would have sounded like are heard through Ky-Mani Marley. via Now Toronto