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    Bob Marley My “saintly person” is Bob Marley. His full name was Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley. He was actually named Nesta Robert Marley when he was born but a Jamaican Passport official accidently mixed up his names. He was born on February 6‚1945 in the village of Nine Mile in Saint Ann Parish‚ Jamaica. In 1977 he was diagnosed with having a type of skin cancer under one of toe nails. He refused to have his toe amputated. He died on May 11‚ 1981 after the cancer had spread to his lungs and brain

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    independence a single called “Simmer Down” was released by The Wailers. The Wailers was a group featuring Bob Marley‚ the icon of Reggae music. Robert Nesta Marley was a Jamaican singer who was born in nineteen forty-five and passed away at the age thirty-seven. Son of a white marine’s captain and a younger native. Reggae genre was universally known because his songs represent his beliefs. Bob Marley had a brilliant career‚ and even had profound effects in countries where English is not the native language

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    accessible and varied in messages‚ style and/or lifestyle. Bob Marley is an artist that is recognized around the word as the “King of Reggae”. His music does influence many people around the world‚ including my self. Marley would not only sing his songs‚ but preached them to the public‚ his message spreading across the world. His music spoke the truth when know one else could. He was a fighter‚ a believer and an influential icon globally. Bob Marley had a morning routine just like the rest of us‚ yet

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    November 18‚ 2008 Bob Marley-A Legend This paper will explore the life and musical steps of a true legend‚ Bob Marley. In 1944‚ British Captain Norval Marley married Cedalla Booker‚ an extremely young Jamaican girl. On February 6‚ 1945 at 2:30am she gave birth to Robert Nesta Marley on February‚ 6 1945‚ in northern Jamaica in a small town called‚ St. Ann‚ named Nine Miles. (White) Throughout Bob Marley’s life his father was not there. The psychological aftermath of being an

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    Robert Nesta Marley Reggae made a big part to a Jamican singer-songwriter and musician‚ Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley (Smith & Brooks‚ 2011). He was born on the 6th day of February 1945 and spent his early years in Saint Ann Parish‚ Jamaica in the village known as Nine Mile. Unintentionally‚ his first and middle names were reversed by a Jamaican passport official‚ so his name turned into Robert Nesta Marley (Jacobs‚ 1999). Around 1960’s to 1980’s‚ being the guitarist‚ lead singer and

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    that is known around the world‚ and is seen as the face for Rastafarian culture is Bob Marley. During the 1980’s there was a new age of music in Jamaica that had broken apart from Dancehall music to become their own respected gene‚ one of the major people to affect reggae globally was Bob Marley. Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley) was born in February of 1945 in Nine Mile‚ Saint Ann Parish‚ and Jamaica. Bob Marley was boringly a roman catholic for his adolescences‚ and at the age of 22 converted to

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    The Legacy Of Bob Marley

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    Bob Marley once said‚ “Don’t worry bout a thing‚ every little thing is gonna be alright” (LaBlanc‚ 3). Bob Marley believed in that you could do anything if you put your mind and hard work into it. What Marley was trying to say was that even though it might not seem like everything is okay right now; it will all work out in the end. Bob Marley was a strong hard-working man who had the brains‚ courage‚ and a talent for music that is still appreciated today. Marley served as a world ambassador for the

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    Politics of Oppression in the Lyrics of Bob Marley "Get up‚ stand up: stand up for your rights!" This is the sound of lyrical bliss from one of Bob Marley’s many songs. From the beginning‚ Bob Marley’s lyrical choice has always been towards that of defending what you believe it and not letting anyone take over or bring you down. He was a heroic figure to many‚ especially those who trust and believe deeply in Rastafarianism. According to The Story of Bob Marley‚ Marley’s lyrics embody "political repression

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    protest artist on an international level is Robert Nesta Marley also known just as Bob Marley. For many years Marley sang songs of religious faith‚ social and political issues. With his songs he put reggae protest music on the map for many nations and made it a major cultural and political force in Jamaica. The lyrics of Redemption Song are from a speech given by the Pan-African orator Marcus Garvey and to this day it is considered to be one Bob Marley’s most influential songs. This Song can be interpreted

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    Bob Marley talks about white supremacy and how if someone has whiter skin then they would get a different treatment than someone who has darker skin. “Until the philosophy which hold one race superior/ and another/ inferior/ is finally/ and permanently/ discredited/ and abandoned/ Everywhere is war/ Me say war.” (lines 1-9). Marley explains that until there is no more racism and everyone is equal in how they are treated then the wars will continue between us. Bob Marley believes that

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