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Bob Marley
Bringing reggae to a worldwide audience with the Wailers.
Get Up, Stand Up · Exodus
- Born
- 6 February 1945
- Birthplace
- Nine Mile, Jamaica
- Died
- 11 May 1981
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Bob Marley
Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer-songwriter whose music joined danceable rhythms with spiritual conviction and political feeling. With the Wailers, he became reggae’s most widely recognised international performer.
Early life
Rural Jamaica
Born in Nine Mile and later moved to Kingston.
Trench Town musicians
Developed his singing among young musicians in Kingston, including Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh.
Career
- 1963
The Wailers
Formed the vocal group that became the basis of his career.
- 1973
International albums
Catch a Fire and Burnin’ introduced the band more widely outside Jamaica.
- 1970s
Touring band
Led Bob Marley and the Wailers through internationally successful albums and tours.
- 1980
Final tour
Toured after Uprising before illness ended his performing career.
Selected work
Get Up, Stand Up
A call for resistance co-written with Peter Tosh.
Exodus
An album combining displacement, faith and songs of love.
Redemption Song
An acoustic reflection on freedom and inherited oppression.
Beyond work
Rastafari
Rastafarian beliefs shaped his music and public identity.
Peace concert
Brought rival Jamaican political leaders together on stage at the 1978 One Love Peace Concert.
Sources & photo credit
Life and career ↗Institutional or specialist reference ↗Photo: Not credited. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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