Bob Marley presides over the Peace Concert

22 April 1978: Number 36 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicThe One Love Peace Concert, held in the outdoor National Stadium in Kingston, the Jamaican capital, was the longest and most political reggae concert ever staged, and one of the most remarkable musical events I have attended. That day in April was a remarkable day for Jamaican reggae and its greatest celebrity, Bob Marley. It started at 5pm, and ended, under a full moon, in the early hours of the fo...

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