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Bob Marley Day: COSON, fans laud legend’s enduring legacy
The Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) on Sunday lauded the contributions of late Jamaican Reggae legend, Bob Marley, to the growth of global entertainment industry.
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[LISTEN] ‘Biggest highlight in my career’ – Sarkodie on feature with Bob Marley
Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie has shared he’s excited about his collaboration with Bob Marley and the Wailers band on a new rendition of Bob Marley’s classic “Stir it Up” released in 1973. The Adonai artiste disclosed that the project
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Tributes pour in as Bob Marley’s grandson, Joseph dies at 31
Joseph Marley, also known as Jo Mersa, has reportedly died at the age of 31, after being found unresponsive in his vehicle.
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I didn’t know Bob Marley died at 36 – Wizkid
Grammy award-winning Artist Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has revealed he never knew Reggae legend, Bob Marley died at the age of 36. While revealing this in his recent interview w
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Bob Marley’s first 40 years of leaving us, By Owei Lakemfa
BY Owei Lakemfa One day I shall always remember is May 11, 1981. Nigeria was in turmoil. There were protests across the country while some cities were deserted. Factories were closed as were offices. There was hope in the streets and fear in government houses. The country was in the grip of a general strike…
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Music legend, Bob Marley lives on 40 years after-UNN Orator
Dr Ikenna Onwuegbula, a former Head of Department of Music, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), says late Bob Marley will continue to live in the minds of music enthusiasts from generation to generation. Onwuegbula said this in Nsukka during the sixth international symposium in honour of the late Reggae icon, titled “Bob Marley: 40…
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Bob Marley's daughter helps Jamaica make World Cup history
Bob Marley is one of Jamaica’s favourite sons, but it is the late musician’s daughter who is hitting the headlines for her part in the nation’s latest sporting success. Jamaica have become the first Caribbean team to qualify for a women’s football World Cup and it’s Cedella Marley – the first-born daughter of Bob –…
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Remembering Bob Marley: Top 5 political songs
Bob Marley’s impact on world music cannot be expunged. The legendary Reggae Musician created a revolution with the weapon of music. On this day, 37 years ago, he passed away. He was born on February 6, 1945, on his grandfather’s farm in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish to a British father and Jamaican mother. According…
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Remembering Bob Marley: The music, the movement and the man
12 reasons to love Bob Marley on His 72nd birthday Decades after his death, Reggae legend Bob Marley continues to impact the world with his music, philosophies and movement.On May 11 1981, Robert Nesta Marley breathed his last in a Miami hospital having spent the previous four years first ignoring, then fighting the cancer and…