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    Y E A R

    U N I T

    O F F B E A T

    C H 3

    ALL ABOUT BOB MARLEY


    Name Form Bob Marley is probably the most important Reggae star since Reggae began. Although his records might not be played by the fans who like the latest styles, he is still the best known star. In fact, he is the only Reggae singer most people have heard of! Bob Marleys background is typical of that of many Jamaicans. He was born into a very poor family in 1945 and grew up in Trenchtown, one of the poorest parts of Jamaica. He left school to become a welder, but in his spare time formed a singing group with two of his school friends. Soon afterwards, he opened a small record shop. In 1967, Marley became very interested in the religion that Jamaicans themselves have developed called Rastafarianism. Rastafarians claim that the late Haile Selassie of Ethiopia is their God, and their main aim is to return to Ethiopia, which they believe is their true homeland. The music that made Marley famous in the 1970s is often closely connected with the ideas of this religion, as shown in some of his record titles; Rastaman Vibrations, Babylon, (the name which Rastafarians give to white society) and Kaya (which is Jamaican slang for Marijuana, the drug which many Rastafarians smoke. In 1972, Bob Marley and his group, called the Wailers, signed up to the record company Island, which specialised in Reggae. Their first four albums were immediate successes and made Marley famous very quickly indeed. But fame and success also brought Bob Marley some problems. Shortly before the Jamaican elections in 1977, the Prime Minister of Jamaica invited Marley to give a free concert on the front lawn of the Jamaican presidential palace. Marley agreed, but two days before the concert, somebody tried to kill him. He was shot three times, but survived the attack. He still have the concert, but such strong oppositions shows what a powerful person Bob Marley had become so powerful that some people were obviously afraid of his influence over people. His songs had social and political overtones. Following a performance in New York in 1980, Marley collapsed and was taken to hospital where rapidly spreading cancer was diagnosed. Despite treatment at a famous clinic in Germany, he died in May 1980 in Miami. Questions 1. Where was Bob Marley born? 2. What do Rastafarians believe? 3. What were Bob Marleys group called? 4. What did the Jamaican Prime Minister invite Bob Marley to do? 5. How do you think Bob Marley can be described as powerful? 6. How old was Bob Marley when he died?
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