Born as Robert Nesta Marley Booker (1945), in a small town in Jamaica, composer and guitarist, he is also recognized for being an active member, spreading and reflecting the Rastafari movement in his music and with his lyrics of political and social content, he spread the music of his native country throughout the world until he became a true myth.
His foray into music was at a very young age and he combined it with his work in a foundry company, later with his friend Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh (whom he met in singing classes), he formed the band The Wailing Wailers in the 60s.
A decade later, Marley was already an established musician and the band's hits such as “I shot the sheriff”, “No woman, no cry”, “Jamming”, “One love”, “Is this love” and “Redemption song” were recognized throughout the world.
Bob had to leave Jamaica in the 1970s for political reasons and settled in England, where he recorded the album “Exodus” in 1977, one of the most important of his career and of reggae music. In 1978 he returned to Jamaica for the “One Love Peace Concert” (an effort to stop political violence and promote reconciliation in his country), then received the Peace Medal of the United Kingdom.
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By 1980, the band's concerts were already drawing 100,000 people per show in Europe and the United States. Shortly after, his health worsened and he fought for months against the terminal illness that afflicted him in a clinic in Germany; until in May 1981, while being transferred to Jamaica, he died in a Miami hospital at the age of 36.
Shortly before, he was awarded the Order of Merit of Jamaica, in recognition of his contribution to the country's culture, but the musician was unable to be present at the time of the presentation.
His love life was very controversial, in 1966 he married the singer Alpharita Constantia Marley Anderson (Rita Marley), with whom he had 3 children, including the musician David "Ziggy" Marley, in addition, he adopted two children from Rita and had another nine with different women.
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