Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
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Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers was a reggae
group composed of Ziggy Marley
, Stephen Marley
, Sharon Marley
and Cedella Marley
, all children of Bob Marley
.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
group composed of Ziggy Marley
Ziggy Marley
David "Ziggy" Marley is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. He is the oldest son of famed reggae musician Bob Marley...
, Stephen Marley
Stephen Marley (musician)
Stephen Robert Nesta "Raggamuffin" Marley is a Jamaican American musician and the son of reggae legend Bob Marley and his wife Rita Marley. He is a five-time Grammy award winner as an artist, producer, and member of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers.-Life and career:Marley was born in Wilmington,...
, Sharon Marley
Sharon Marley
Sharon Marley Prendergast is the biological daughter of Rita Marley who was adopted by Bob Marley when the two married. She played in the group Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers together with her siblings in California in 1988....
and Cedella Marley
Cedella Marley
Cedella Marley is daughter of reggae artist Bob Marley and Rita Marley. She played in her brothers' group Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers....
, all children of Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
.
Albums
- Play the Game RightPlay the Game RightPlay The Game Right was the debut album by Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, released in 1985 on EMI Records.The album was produced by Rita Marley-Tracks:#Naah Leggo#What a Plot#Play the Game Right#Aiding And Abetting#Revelation...
(19851985 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1985.-January–March:*January 1 - The newest music video channel, VH-1, debuts on American cable. It is aimed at an older demographic than its sister station, MTV...
) - Children PlayingChildren PlayingChildren Playing is an album recorded for EMI but unreleased by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.-Tracks:Side 1#Met Her On A Rainy Day#Reggae Is Now#Children Playing in the Streets#Rock It Baby#What A PlotSide 2#Our Way#Feel Free...
(19861986 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...
) (unreleased) - Hey World!Hey World!-Track listing:#"Give a Little Love" #"Get Up Jah Jah Children"#"Hey World!"#"Fight to Survive"#"Freedom Road"#"Say People"#"666"#"Police Brutality"#"Lord We a Come"#"Reggae Revolution"...
(19861986 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...
) - Time Has Come: The Best of Ziggy Marley and the Melody MakersTime Has Come-Track listing:#"Give A Little Love"#"Get Up Jah Jah Children"#"Freedom Road"#"Children Playing In The Streets"#"Lyin' In Bed"#"Aiding And Abetting"#"Say People"#"Natty Dread Rampage"#"Naah Leggo"#"Met Her On A Rainy Day"#"Reggae Revolution"...
(19881988 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....
) - Conscious PartyConscious PartyConscious Party is Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers' third album. It was released in 1988. This album became popular with the hits "Tumblin' Down" and "Tomorrow People"...
(19881988 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....
) - One Bright DayOne Bright DayContrary to the apparent track listing from the CD label, liner notes or how it may pop up in your particular music library, the actual track listing is as follows:-Track listing:# Black My Story # One Bright Day# Who Will Be There...
(19891989 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
) - JahmekyaJahmekyaJahmekya is an album by the group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.-Track listing:#Raw Riddim#Kozmik#Rainbow Country#Drastic#Good Time#What Conquers Defeat#First Night#Wrong Right Wrong#Herbs An' Spices#Problem With My Woman...
(19911991 in musicSee also:* 1991 in music Record labels established in 1991-Summary:The year 1991 is the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. Nirvana's Nevermind, led by the surprise hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", becomes the most popular U.S. album of the year...
) - Joy and BluesJoy and BluesJoy and Blues is an album by reggae band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.-Track listing:#Joy and Blues#Brothers and Sisters#There She Goes#Talk#Rebel in Disguise#X Marks The Spot#Head Top#African Herbsman#World So Corrupt#Garden#Mama...
(19931993 in musicThis is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....
) - Free Like We Want 2 BFree Like We Want 2 BPerhaps more than any of the Melody Maker's previous releases, this album showcases the individual talents of each bandmember. The result is one of their most consistently inventive and musically varied sets...
(19951995 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
) - The Best of (1988 - 1993)The Best Of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers-Tracks:#Kozmik#Look Who's Dancing#One Bright Day#Goodtime#Joy and Blues#Justice#Black My Story #Lee & Molly#New Love#Tomorrow People#Brothers and Sisters#Rainbow Country#Tumblin' Down#Small People#When the Lights Gone Out...
(19971997 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
) - Fallen Is BabylonFallen Is Babylon- Track listing :# "Fallen Is Babylon"# "Everyone Wants to Be"# "People Get Ready"# "Postman"# "Brotherly Sisterly Love"# "Born to Be Lively"# "Long Winter"# "I Remember"# "Day By Day"# "Five Days a Year"# "Notice"# "Diamond City"# "Jah Bless"...
(19971997 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
) - Spirit of MusicSpirit Of MusicSpirit of Music is a 1999 studio album by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.-Track listing:#Keep My Faith#We Are One#Beautiful Day#Gone Away#You Got My Love #Higher Vibration#All I Need#One Good Spliff#Let It Go...
(19991999 in music-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
) - Live Vol. 1Live Vol. 1-Track listing:#"Power To Move Ya"#"Conscious Party"#"Beautiful Day"#"Jah Bless"#"One Good Spliff"#"Free Like We Want 2B"#"Jammin'"#"Postman"#"Stir It Up"#"Higher Vibration"#"People Get Ready"#"Could You Be Loved"#"I Know You Don't Care About Me"...
(20002000 in musicSee also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....
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