Today, Advert Africa Entertainment Desk concludes its series of stories titled Bob Marley — The Last 40 Days to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his passing.
FOUR decades after the passing of reggae king Bob Marley his music continues to have resonance and relevance for audiences, some of whom were born after his death.
What is it about this man, and particularly the potency of his music, some of which were written half-a-century ago, that continues to stir audiences?
Marley’s sons, Ziggy and Julian, weigh in on the power of their father’s musical legacy.
Ziggy, born David Nesta Marley on October 17, 1968, the eldest son for Marley and his wife Rita, sees the work carried on by himself and his siblings as being critical to the continuation of the foundations laid by his late father.
“A lot of the relevance is due to the work of his children and that drives his legacy. We have helped to keep his music alive with our works and the way we treat his legacy. It is tied to how we put his name out there and what we stand for,” he told the Jamaica Observer from his home in California yesterday.
For Julian, who was born in London on June 4, 1975, it is clear to him that his father was ordained to carry out the work he did while on Earth, and therefore the legacy is part of the fulfilment of that.
