In a heartfelt commitment to promoting Jamaican culture, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Dan Dalton hosted the ninth annual Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise this December. “The initial idea was really me ...
“All in the same boat, rockin’ on the same rock,” Bob Marley sang on the Wailers’ 1971 classic “Don’t Rock My Boat.” Produced by the late great Lee “Scratch” Perry, the song is a plea for unity in ...
For the ninth year in a row, lovers of Reggae, Caribbean culture and fans of “One Love” gathered at the port of Miami for the Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise. The WTJRC is a total immersion in Reggae ...
It’s been over a decade since Damien Marley (aka Jr. Gong) the youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley, released his last last solo album, Welcome to Jamrock. But after some postponing, his 18-track, ...
Years from now, when people are recording the best reggae albums of the turn of the present century, two will stand out -- and both of them will be by Damian Marley, son of the late reggae icon Bob ...
There’s something about dancing and singing to my favorite reggae anthems in a crowd of well-dressed West Indian people that will always make me happy. The air horns — the “busting of blanks.” It’s ...
How’s this for synchronicity, Carl Jung fans: I’m driving down Broadway in SoPo (a.k.a. South Phoenix), my windows open and my system blasting the title song of Damian Marley’s brilliant CD Welcome to ...
On this date in 2010, Queensbridge legend Nas and reggae royalty Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley released their powerful collaborative project Distant Relatives via Universal Republic/Def Jam. This ...
Throughout his life and career, Damian Marley has been synonymous with reggae music. The youngest son of Bob Marley has settled into his status as one of the genre’s pre-eminent voices, all while ...