From The Observer, Kingston, Jamaica -
Lauding Bob Marley's legacy
Howard Campbell
Thursday, June 27, 2013
BOB Marley's natural mystic took over the John F Kennedy Center For The
Performing Arts in Washington, DC last Sunday, where a diverse cast paid
tribute to one of pop music's icons.
The Legacy Of Bob Marley, a joint production between the Kennedy Center
and the Grammy Museum, featured reggae acts David Hinds of Steel Pulse,
former Wailers guitarist Junior Marvin, Trevor Young and Jacob Hemphill
of SOJA; as well as Speech of Arrested Development, Matisyahu,
Toshi Reagon, Ghanaian singer Rocky Dawuni, Citizen Cope and Alice
Smith.
All were backed by the Roots Radics Band.
Musicologist/disc jockey Dermot Hussey, who was the event's master of
ceremonies, told the Jamaica Observer that the evening went "very well.
It was sold out by Friday and the crowd loved every bit of
it".
According to Hussey, some of the more memorable performances
came from Toshi Reagan, daughter of Bernice Reagon Johnson, a founding
member of gospel group Sweet Honey In The Rock. She performed an
acoustic version of Sun is Shining.
Rocky Dawuni performed War and Get Up Stand Up while Speech did
Redemption Song. Hinds, who toured with Steel Pulse as Marley's opening
act in 1978, delivered an acoustic rendition of Concrete Jungle.
SOJA, which hails from Arlington, Virginia, cite Marley as one of their
biggest influences. They did Running Away and So Much Trouble.
Marley, who died in 1981 from cancer at age 36, is the latest pop
culture to be recognised by the Kennedy Center. Actor Dustin Hoffman,
Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and blues
guitarist Buddy Guy are among the recipients of awards from the
Kennedy Center.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Lauding-Bob-s-legacy_14582868
During the finale - From L to R - Citizen Cope, Rocky Duwani, Junior Marvin, Trevor Young, Style Scott (behind drums), Flabba Holt
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