Donnerstag, 6. Februar 2025

Small Axe

 


If he were still alive, Bob Marley would be 80 years old today. Much has been written about his life, his music and his political stance, and better than I can. For me, his music was the ticket to another musical dimension and I probably couldn't have delved so deeply into reggae and dub.

Bob Marley - Small Axe

In 1975 we were on a school trip to London. For me, this city was impressive because everything was so much bigger and different than I was used to. A lot of the music was also different and reggae was played in many places. If my teachers had allowed it, I would have bought tickets for a Bob Marley concert and listened to his album Live while chatting away.

Bob Marley and The Wailers - Burnin' & Lootin'

How great he could be shows this little footage, when he played together with Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh.



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