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  • Interview with Geoffrey Dunn

    Interview with Geoffrey Dunn

    Geoffrey Dunn, writer, producer, reggae and calypso lover: “I was at the Bob Marley concert in Santa Cruz in July of 1978. I was visiting with a friend of mine at the Civic Audiorium who was involved with the promotion of the show when the...

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  • Interview with Gary Crockett

    Interview with Gary Crockett

    “Hi BobMarleyMagazine! In the summer of 1978 while playing with a guitarist named Gregg Wright, we opened a show for Bob Marley at The Warehouse in New Orleans, Louisiana. I really didn’t get to talk much with Mr. Marley, though I was able to watch...

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  • Interview with Sheena Spirit

    Interview with Sheena Spirit

    Sheena Spirit, reggae pioneeress, was born in Brooklyn and had the blessed encounter of meeting the legendary King of Reggae, Bob Marley in March of 1976. She was signed to Tuff Gong International in 1979. She performed all over the island with many reggae giants,...

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  • Interview with Blai of Ktulu band

    Interview with Blai of Ktulu band

    Spanish heavy metal band Ktulu was formed in the mid-’80s, recording their first album Involución in 1991, followed by 1994′s Orden Genético. In addition, the rock act contributed its song “Apocalipsis 250″ to Alex de la Iglesia’s movie El Día de la Bestia. The group...

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  • The Lost Concerts and the bandwagon concerts

    The Lost Concerts and the bandwagon concerts

    BOB MARLEY: THE LOST CONCERTS AND THE BANDWAGON CONCERTS In 1971 Bob, Peter and Bunny take part in the electionion campaign supporting the socialist People National Party, with the famous Victory Band Wagon. The Wailers are backing by the Inner Circle Band. This is the...

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  • Interview with Ricardo Dias Heavenwood band

    Interview with Ricardo Dias Heavenwood band

    Heavenwood was originally formed as a death metal band under the monicker Disgorged in 1992. In 1995 tragedy struck the band as their current bass player committed suicide. They signed a record deal to the German label Massacre Records and after a name changed to...

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  • Interview With Franco Gorgon

    Interview With Franco Gorgon

    Marco Virgona: Can you tell me briefly your story? Franco Gorgon: My story starts in La Spezia Italy. I was born in 1955 and the second World War had left Italy in a bad way. My father left for England in 1957 To find work...

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  • No Woman no cry

    No Woman no cry

    The following is an excerpt from the book No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley by Rita Marley with Hettie Jones (Thanks to Yolanda Carden) Prologue People ask what it’s like when I’m somewhere and suddenly Bob’s voice comes on the radio. But...

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  • Did you Know? Issue 8

    Did you Know? Issue 8

    1961: Trenchtown Ras Irice: “As a young man I had the privilege of attending the university of adversity in a Back-o-wall Kingston where I met Bob Marley in 1961, neither of us knowing where he was going because he was so humble. We would see...

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  • Interview with Billy Mernit

    Interview with Billy Mernit

    Billy Mernit is a brilliant writer and composer who had the opportunity to jam with Bob Marley one smokey night in New York, at famous Blue Rock recording studio in July 1973. These are his amazing memories. “Back in 1973, my first solo residence in...

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  • Intervista a Bunna degli Africa Unite

    Intervista a Bunna degli Africa Unite

    Finalmente il magazine è riuscito ad incontrare Bunna leader assoluto insieme a Madaski degli Africa Unite la massima testimonianza della scena reggae italiana. Sicuramente il piacere di incontrarlo ha compensato in modo assoluto la fatica di alzarsi dal letto questa mattina per andare a lavoro....

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  • Interview with Sammy Blue

    Interview with Sammy Blue

    “I met Bob in Chicago about 1974 or 75. I moved to Chicago to work for Alligator Records and use to go out to the clubs every night. That year was the first year that Jamaican bands began performing in the US. Taj Mahal had...

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  • Wailers concerts from the sixties

    Wailers concerts from the sixties

    These are 3 original concert advertisements from the sixties: The Wailers performed at Regal Theatre on april 8, 1965 at Glass Bucket Club on october 9, 1965 and at Carib Theatre on december 13, 1966. So this is my updated list of the concerts in...

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  • Interview Salim Jaffer

    Interview Salim Jaffer

    Stevie Wonder travelled to Jamaica in october 1975 to perform alongside The Wailers at the National Stadium. It was the last time the three most famous Wailers (Marley, Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh) performed together on the same stage. That night, Stevie gave a full...

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  • Did you Know? Issue 7

    Did you Know? Issue 7

    1971: Winston Francis TF-Mm hmm. So I imagine you were also providing a lot of background vocals for other artists as well? WF- Oh yes. Oh Yes. Between ’68 to ’71, most of the records that came out I’d be in within some way. Because...

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