For the sixth consecutive year, Marley’s Legend compilation album registers top sales in the genre, while no releases from 2025 are present. Bob Marley and The Wailers’ Legend first released in 1984 ...

When you think of holiday music, Thanksgiving probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But since it's a time for reflection and gratitude, we asked NPR listeners to tell us about a song they ...

“Jimmy Cliff – Festival du Bout du Monde 2012 – 012” by Thesupermat is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaica-born artist who helped popularize reggae and introduce the genre to ...

Jimmy Cliff, the legendary musician who expanded the popularity of reggae around the world, has died, his family announced Monday on his official Instagram account. He was 81. "It’s with profound ...

Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Professor Mike Alleyne Ph.D is an award-winning author and editor. Forty-one years after it was first released, Marley’s Legend ...

Bob Marley’s life finally hits the big screen this week in the form of Bob Marley: One Love. In his 36 years, Marley lived a life so rich and tumultuous, not all of it can be distilled into a biopic.

Very few musicians are ever just a musician. It’s pretty rare to see a musician who is not of a high caliber make a sustainable living solely from their craft. Thus, they have to take jobs where they ...

Tracy Chapman, Björk, Public Enemy and more songs for rabble-rousing and celebrating revolution. By Jon Pareles “One Love” landed in what has become a box office sweet spot — stories that feel both ...

Forrest is a Toronto based playwright and songwriter. He begins by giving some background about himself and his family, who were West Africans brought to Jamaica in the slave trade. Forrest explains ...

In 1977, Marley was diagnosed with a malignant form of melanoma in his right big toe. The cancer in question was a type that was easy to miss, and it had already advanced significantly by the time ...