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Author
Publisher
Praeger
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"The Words and Music of Bob Marley investigates Marley's creative output chronologically and provides complementary biographical information where it is relevant and helpful. Themes discussed throughout the book include protest, revolution, love, hate, biblical concepts, and Rastafari culture."--Jacket
Author
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Chris Salewicz interviewed Marley in Jamaica in 1979. In this thorough and detailed account of Marley's life and the world in which he grew up and came to dominate, Salewicz brings to life not only the Rastafari religion and the musical scene in Jamaica but also the spirit of the man himself.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Bob Marley's life is the stuff of legend. Raised in the slums of Kingston, Jamaica, Marley (1945-1981) wrote songs that inspired millions. So Much Things to Say tells Marley's life story like never before. Roger Steffens traveled with the Wailers and interviewed Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer extensively. Now, drawing on 40 years of intimate interviews with band members, family, lovers, and confidants - many speaking publicly for the first time - Steffens...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the Wailers from their upbringing in the slums of Kingston to their first recordings and superstardom through the lens of Jamaican politics, heritage, race, religion, and the cultural revolution taking place in the 1970s.
8) Jamaica blue
Author
Series
Mick Sever mysteries volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"A biography in verse about the Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley, offering an overview of key events and themes in his life, including his biracial heritage, Rastafarian beliefs, and love of music. End notes on poems provide further biographical information"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
"From the acclaimed writer of The Book of Night Women comes a masterful novel framed as a fictional oral history that explores the events and characters surrounding the attempted assassination of Bob Marley during the political turmoil on Jamaica in the late 1970s"--
12) Songs of Irie
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
During the political turmoil in 1976 Jamaica, Irie and Jilly must navigate their opposing upbringings as they fall in love and choose between the futures decided for them and the futures they desire.
Perfect for fans of The Black Kids, Songs of Irie is a sweeping coming-of-age novel from Asha Bromfield about a budding romance struggling to survive amidst the Jamaican civil unrest of the 1970s. It's 1976 and Jamaica is on fire. The country is on...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Bob Marley was the undisputed sovereign of reggae music and the revolutionary soul-prophet whose music had - and continues to have - a massive impact on people of all races throughout the world. Catch a Fire chronicles his life and career as well as the milieu that shaped Marley's spiritual and political beliefs. This fully revised and expanded new edition, which is updated constantly, features fascinating inside information on the intrigues of the...
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