INTERVIEW WITH FIKISHA CUMBO (by Marco Virgona)
DECEMBER 2001
Fikisha Cumbo is an artist who had the previlege to meet Bob Marley and Peter Tosh in the 70s. Now I have the previlege to indroduce Fikisha to you. Fikisha was born in Houston Texas though many people think she is from Jamaica. She finished school in biology and chemistry and taught biology and communication skill at the City University here in NYC. During this time she met up with reggae music which "blew her mind" an... [Read More]
BOB MARLEY MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2001
INTERVIEW WITH RED RONNIE (by Marco Virgona)
In the tentative to reconstruct exactly all the stages of the Bob's stay in Italy, our magazine is glad to publish an interview with Red Ronnie, journalist and one of the most skilled music critic, showman of the famous TV program "Roxybar". In June 1980 Gabriele Ansaloni (this is the real name of Red Ronnie. He uses this nickname for compliment to the Formula 1 driver Ronnie Peterson) was working for... [Read More]
INTERVIEW WITH JANNE SCHAFFER
(by Marco Virgona - october 2001)
We were able to find guitar-player Janne Schaffer, one of Sweden's most highly regarded musicians. Janne was born in Sweden in 1944; his career started in the sixties with Sleepstones pop group: "My musical roots were swedish folkmusik, blues, rock and a little bit of jazz" he says. In 1968 he joined a band called Grapes of Wrath, where he met drummer Ola Brunkert. Together with bassist Bj?rn Stolt they formed the band... [Read More]
SEPTEMBER 2001
Special issue: BOB MARLEY IN TURIN by Marco Virgona
- the journalist Marco Basso talks about the day when he met Bob
- unissued pictures
- the 6/28/80 interview by Marco Basso
After the one issue including the interview with Elisa Mamone (wife of the promoter of Bob?s italian concerts), our magazine will be examinig in particular the Turin Concert, held on 28 june 1980. Ivan Serra and Marco Virgona spoke to the journalist Marco Basso, who was in the changing room af the Turin Sta... [Read More]
INTERVIEW WITH FABRIZIO 'Roots 'n' Culture' LAGANA'
(by Ivan Serra)
1) quando hai conosciuto musicalmente Bob?
Il primo giorno che ho ascoltato Bob,era un pomeriggio del settembre 1977,quando Davide un mio amico,mi consigli? di ascoltare un LP di un certo Bob Marley And The Wailers, "EXODUS" il titolo rosso con la copertina tutta di color oro. Bene,a quel punto era come se avessi preso una scossa all'interno di me,dove mi ha tremendamente rivoluzionato l'animo. La canzone che... [Read More]
INTERVIEW WITH JOHN "FLUTEMAN" READER
(by Marco Virgona- august 2001)
BMM: Please, describe your life and yor career.
I am 48 with a beautiful wife and three young kids, I am a professional geoscientist for a large Australian resource company. The name I prefer is FlutemanJohn the Fried Piper, Wailer 2000-2001, but my friends in my local reggae band here call me Flooty.
- You performed with Wailers Band in january 2001: how did you live that experience?
[John Reader] The firs... [Read More]
JULY 2001:
SPECIAL BOB MARLEY IN ITALY
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE ITALIAN PROMOTERS OF BOB?S CONCERT IN ITALY
(by Marco Virgona)
Il contatto ? quello giusto: l?amico Ivan Serra di Torino mi manda alcune preziose copie dei quotidiani d?epoca e scopro che il promoter dei concerti che Bob Marley tenne in Italia si chiamava Franco Mamone. Ne parlo al passato perch? purtroppo scopro anche con dispiacere che Franco (scusate se lo chiamo solo per nome ma ora he ho conosciuto la sua storia lo... [Read More]
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH JOHN ?RABBIT? BUNDRICK (by Marco Virgona)
- What are your musical roots? What types of music most influenced you as a youth?
RAB-My musical roots are country and western, soul music, blues music, classical music, and rock music. I listened to eveything I could get my hands on when I began, a variety of sources is what I was after. I listened a lot to Billy Preston, Jimmy Smith, Jimi Hendrix, Traffic, Vanilla Fudge, and the Young Rascals a lot. Pl... [Read More]
MAY 2001: INTERVIEW WITH JILL FURMANOVSKY
(by Marco Virgona)
great photographer who met Marley in London in 1978
In 1977 Marley moved to London after he was shot in Kingston, Jamaica. There he recorded "Exodus". It was possibly his best album to date, it strengthen the bands international stardom. It went number one in many countries. During their European tour the band did a week of shows at the Rainbow Theater in London. It was in the beginning of the tour that Bob injured his... [Read More]
APRIL 2001: INTERVIEW WITH EVERT WILBRINK
(by Marco Virgona)
producer, manager for Island Record, Ariola, BMG and Arista label
gold award winner for Bob Marley and the Wailers? album
BMM: Come vi siete conosciuti tu e Bob?
EW: La prima volta che lo incontrai fu a Londra, prima del leggendario concerto al Lyceum che divenne il suo primo album dal vivo per la Island. Ero presente ad entrambi i concerti, cantavo sopra a tutte le canzoni in programma cos? quando mi dettero il disco d?oro pens... [Read More]
JANUARY 2001: INTERVIEW WITH CLINTON FEARON, THE GLADIATOR
by Marco Virgona
E? con grande piacere che pubblichiamo l?intervista a Clinton Fearon, il bassista di uno dei gruppi pi? famosi del reggae, i Gladiators.
Clinton Fearon is a legend. He is counted among Jamaica?s most talented musicians by peers and professionals in the Reggae music industry. He began his career in the early 70?s as a vocalist and the bass player for The Gladiators one of the most popular vocal trios in reggae music.... [Read More]
Reggae Rebels
this is another video, about legend (no rare footage, some rare photos)
http://www.alphatelevision.com/tv/shows/marleylegend.html?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=295&width=450
Reggae Rebels
Bob had two roads before him: one road to the "white" way of life for a musician and a superstar: money, clubs, parties, cocaine, pleasures of the world
other road to the "black" side of his being:...
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