BOB MARLEY

When Bob Marley passed away in Miami in 1981, aged just 36, the world lost the first international reggae superstar and (still) the most popular reggae artist ever. Combining brilliant pop melodies with frequently politically charged lyrics, Bob Marley and his legendary band The Wailers produced a string of reggae masterpieces that will forever see their creators regarded as iconic ambassadors of Jamaican popular culture. My pop art painting of Bob Marley is lovingly based on the sleeve shot of Kaya - one of these timeless recordings, released to typically great acclaim in 1978. Other vintage Bob Marley and The Wailers recordings include Catch A Fire, Exodus, Survival and Uprising, but an excellent introduction for the initiated is the perennially bestselling greatest hits collection, Legend. If you only ever buy one reggae album, you could get nothing better than the late, great Bob Marley!

Bob Marley Trivia: The classic Bob Marley song One Love is virtually an alternative Jamaican national anthem, especially since it was adopted by the Jamaica Tourist Board to promote the country in TV adverts.

You can find more information about Bob Marley at these websites:

www.bobmarley.com

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