| Its hard to believe that from such a tiny little island, | | | | the world. |
| could arise a giant amongst men. A man among men | | | | This diverse family of music, has simply extend their |
| that could be such a force for good, and harmony, and | | | | hold on the world of music. While Bob Marleys |
| peace. That from his humble beginnings such a giant | | | | offspring's have taken their own individual music paths, |
| would have an influence that would be felt on a global | | | | they have simply extend what Bob began over |
| scale and stage. Bob Marley was that man. While I'm | | | | twenty five years ago. While Bob Marley will always |
| sure that was not his ambition as a child, he surely | | | | be remembered for Reggae, one would be remiss to |
| accepted it, as he would the waters that surrounded | | | | to forget the influence he had on several genres of |
| his home town of Kingston on the Caribbean island of | | | | music, including pop, rhythm & blues, soul, and rock. |
| Jamaica. | | | | One has to wonder where such a powerful force for |
| It suited him as naturally as the cool flowing rhythms of | | | | music, art, posters, clothing, belief, spirituality could have |
| his music. And, it fit many of those who followed, and | | | | ascended from. Kingston Jamaica was not a gentile |
| continue to do his work today. Bob Marleys three | | | | place in our not so distant past, and even closer still to |
| daughters Stephanie, Cedella, and Karen have all been | | | | the childhood of Bob Marley. Slavery was a big part of |
| a part of the musical legacy and business deals that | | | | Jamaica's history, and influenced and molded the |
| sprang for the work of Marley. His six sons, Ziggy, | | | | culture that would have give birth to a young Bob |
| Stephen, Julian, Damian, Ky-Mani, and Rohan have all | | | | Marley. There's no denying it's influence on his music, |
| followed along the musical path first trod down by Bob. | | | | and tone of his early years. |
| It's truly an inspired musical family of unequaled | | | | What's truly amazing about Bob Marley, is how his |
| proportions, even to this day. Such an inspiring family, | | | | music was not entirely predicated on any one thing or |
| must surely suggest that music more than just runs | | | | feeling. While it does have it's dark and oppressive |
| through the family. It defines it, it inspires it, and it defies | | | | messages, it's also a music that is full of light and |
| any logical explanation. It is more than just the music | | | | enlightenment. That is the dichotomy that is the music |
| that runs through the family veins, it is the beliefs, the | | | | of Bob Marley, and in reality a perfect reflection of the |
| spirit, and enthusiasm that instills and influences every | | | | world he lived in and the true humanity of the human |
| member of his family. It will be exciting to see what the | | | | soul. |
| follow generation of the Marley generation will bring to | | | | |