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Snapchat attempts to pay homage to Bob Marley, fails miserably

3229 days ago

Consequence of Sound — To celebrate 4/20, the photo app gives users dreads, beanies and, uhh, blackface. more info

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Snapchat's new Bob Marley filter slammed as "digital blackface"

3229 days ago

Mercury News, California — Snapchat's attempt to celebrate popular marijuana holiday 4/20 may have been half baked.The Los Angeles-based photo messaging app launched a new Bob Marley filter Wednesday that lets users turn themselves into the Jamaican reggae icon. more info

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Peter Tosh: the Stepping Razor still cuts deep in Jamaica

3229 days ago

Guardian Music — Peter Tosh Day is 20 April in Jamaica – an appropriate time to celebrate the singer of Legalize It. But there’s far more to the reggae legend than his love of ganjaHonouring a founder member of the original Wailers trio, along with Bob Marley and... more info

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See Zac Brown Band, Michael Franti, Sam Bush Cover Bob Marley

3230 days ago

Rolling Stone — Zac Brown Band performed 23 songs last Saturday evening in Charleston, South Carolina, closing out the first day of the group's annual Southern Ground Music & Food Festival with a guest-filled headlining set. As usual, the band reached outside of the... more info

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David Rodigan 2016-02-14 On the Road in Jamaica

3294 days ago

Core News — “David Rodigan is on the road in Jamaica with sessions from the Uprising Roots Band, Marcia Griffiths and a very special tribute to Bob Marley from a school choir. We interviewed Keznamdi at his studio at Skyline Levels. He played us some brand new... more info

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Jamaican Marlon James's Bob Marley novel wins Man Booker prize

3419 days ago

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - Marlon James was named as the first Jamaican winner of the Man Booker prize for fiction on Tuesday for his reggae- and drug-infused novel "A Brief History of Seven Killings" inspired by an attempt to kill reggae star Bob Marley in ... more info

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Who shot Bob Marley?

3419 days ago

The Telegraph — Marlon James has written a Booker Prize shortlisted novel inspired by the attempted murder of the reggae legend. Chris Harvey meets him more info

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Watch Sting Perform Police Songs With Common At Global Citizen Fest

3435 days ago

Stereogum — Yesterday’s Chris Martin-curated charity concert Global Citizen Fest led to a number of surprise all-star collaborations. Ariana Grande joined Coldplay onstage to sing “Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart” with Chris Martin, Eddie Vedder and Beyonc... more info

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Watch Eddie Vedder & Beyoncé Cover “Redemption Song” At Global Citizen Fest

3436 days ago

Stereogum — At tonight’s Global Citizen Fest in NYC’s Central Park, Pearl Jam ended their 12 song set with covers of John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Neil Young. Sitting without his band on acoustic guitar, Eddie Vedder was joined on Marley’s “Redemption Son... more info

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