Bob Marley: a concert-tribute from Kingston tonight tonight

Today 6 February theBob Marley’s 80 birthday. The king of the reggae disappeared at only 36 years on 11 May 1981. The Marley family, Ume and Island Records will celebrate the great artistic and cultural inheritance as well as the importance of his music and the struggle for social justice equality left by Bob Marley with a series of events throughout 2025.

The events will begin Just today, on Bob Marley’s birthday with ‘Uprising’, a live streaming concert transmitted by Tuff Gong Studios of the family, in Kingston, Jamaica.

For the occasion, Jamaican artists, artistic heirs of Marley, including Mortimer, Bugle, Kumar Fyah, Naomi Cowan, Quel Dajai, Kelly Shane and Alexx A-Game will perform. Many of them were present in the biographical film “Bob Marley: One Love”, released a year ago.

During the live streaming some of the best live performances of past birthdays, individual performances of some artists, a showcase of the Bob Marley Foundation, and more, will be re -presented.

To see the show, just tune in to the official Youtube channel of Tuff Gong TV for live streaming: today Thursday 6 February, from 22 Italians.

The daughter Cedella marleyCEO of the Bob Marley Group of Companies for the occasion said:

Celebrating dad’s 80th birthday with the theme “uprising” is a special moment for our family and fans from all over the world. This album represents a lot of its spirit, with powerful songs such as “Forever Loving Jah”, “Coming in From the Cold”, “Could You Be Love” and “Redemption Song”, which continue to inspire generations.
Every year we honor his inheritance in a way that unites our enlarged family, friends and fans from every corner of the world. This 80th goal is a reminder of its eternal appeal to love, resilience and freedom.

Further celebrations include the first episode of “Bob Marley & i“With the British Dj and musician DJ and musician Don Letts, who tells the experience that changed his life to him seeing Bob Marley & The Wailers at the notorious Lyceum Theater in London in 1975. The first episode of” Bob Marley & I “and the Other episodes in live streaming will be broadcast on Tuff Gong TV and on the official channels of Bob Marley,

Furthermore Young voices, In collaboration with the Bob & Rita Marley Foundationthey will contribute to the celebrations by organizing a worldwide singalong from the Co-Oop Live Arena of Manchester, England, Always today, Thursday 6 February, at 4 pm Italian. For the occasion they will sing the medley “Marley Magic“, A selection of the greatest successes of the Jamaican musician, including” One Love “,” Jamming ‘”,” Three Little Birds “and more. The Young Voices choir consists of 8,000 elements and represents a link with the new generations The performance will be visible on you tube.

On this performance Cedella marley Add:

I know that dad would have a huge smile printed in the face and would be so proud to know that his words of freedom, love and units are sung by so many beautiful young souls all over the world, more than 50 years after writing them. It is a great testimony of the power of his music, that his songs resonate stronger than ever and with every new generation. My father’s songs say universal truths and that’s why they sound so convincing when they leave the mouth of the children as when he recorded them and sing them himself.

Siriusxm’s Bob Marley’s Radio Tuff Gong (channel 19) also participates in the celebrations and will also present a special programming for Marley’s 80th birthday, which will include a live streaming transmission of Tuff Gong TV “uprising”. The channel will also broadcast recordings by the Marley family and music by Tuff Gong, the family label founded by Marley. The legendary singer -songwriter and performer Smokey Robinson will be present, legends of Reggae, Dancehall and contemporary star will alternate will alternate throughout the day. It will be possible to listen to the program on Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Radio today. The transmission will then be made available on the Siriusxm app starting February 7.

A quarter of all the reggae listened to the United States is by Bob Marley. The collection “Legend” has recently been revived 18 times platinum disk From the Riaa and it is the fourteenth fourteenth -selling album of all time, as well as the third Greatest Hits best selling in the history of the United States. Bob Marley’s music transcends generations, with a timeless message of peace, love, justice and unity, which has influenced all over the world leaving an indelible mark on popular culture, from music and from cinema to art, to theater, trendy.

Uprisingfrom which the event of this evening takes its name, is the 12th and latest studio album of Bob Marley and the Wailers, published in 1980. The album contains “Could You Be Loved” which exceeded 1 billion streams on Spotify. Marley used the album as a direct reaffirmation of his RastaFarian faith through songs such as “Forever Loving Jah”, “Work”, “We and dem” and “Redemption Song”.