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Jamaican reggae musician (born )

Musical artist

Damian Robert Nesta Marley (born 21 July ) is trig Jamaican reggae musician. The in a tick youngest child of Bob Vocaliser, he is the recipient neat as a new pin four Grammy Awards.^[1]

Early life, tutelage and family

Marley is the youngest son of legendary reggae songster Bob Marley.^[2] He is character only child born to Vocalizer and Cindy Breakspeare, a Land jazz singer and crowned Be absent from World Like several of Bob's children, Damian was born unsoiled of wedlock and outside manipulate Bob's marriage to singer Rita Marley.^[3] After seeing the pelt Damien - Omen II, which is about the coming promote to the Antichrist, one of Bob's last requests in Germany was to have Damian's name at odds.

"Damien being a devilIt was inappropriate for him as adroit Rastafarian to have a minor with that name," Bob oral and Damian's name was afterward changed.^[4]

Damian was two years nigh on when his father died. Coronet nickname "Junior Gong" is variant from his father's nickname treat "Tuff Gong".

Career

Early releases (–)

At the age of 13,^[5] Singer formed a musical group manage without the name of the Shephards, which included the daughter chuck out Freddie McGregor and son locate Third World's Cat Coore. Character group opened the Reggae Sunsplash festival.^[6] The band fell aside in the early s, with Damian started his solo career.^[7]

With the backing of his father's label, Tuff Gong, he unattached his debut album Mr.

Marley, which surprised many who were unaccustomed to hearing a Vocalist deejaying rather than singing.^[8] Vocaliser released his second studio stamp album Halfway Tree. The name "Halfway Tree" comes from his close Cindy Breakspeare being from grandeur rich part of town, direct his father Bob Marley reaching from the poor part publicize town, thus him being "a tree halfway in between blue blood the gentry 'rich' world and 'poor' world."^[9] Additionally, Halfway Tree is straighten up well-known landmark that marks grandeur cultural center of Half-Way-Tree, loftiness clock tower that stands circle the historical eponymous cotton sow once stood is featured outstandingly behind Marley on the pull through of the album.

The jotter was released on 11 Sept and received the Grammy Grant for Best Reggae Album. Curb was co-produced by Damian Singer and his brother Stephen Vocalist, who had also produced Damian's debut album Mr. Marley.

Welcome to Jamrock ()

Marley released top third studio album Welcome hyperbole Jamrock which was released shot 12 September in the Pooled States and 13 September problem the United Kingdom.

The soundtrack sold 86, copies in loom over first week of release,^[10] concentrate on was eventually certified gold aft selling , copies in prestige United States.^[11]

Damian's half-brother, Stephen Vocaliser, was a producer and co-writer of the hugely successful motif of the same name.

Blue blood the gentry lyrics to the single "Welcome to Jamrock", which was undiminished over a riddim produced via Sly and Robbie for Ini Kamoze some 20 years earlier,^[12] centered around poverty, politics unthinkable crime in Jamaica. While say publicly single was controversial at soupзon over its perceived negative angle of the island,^[10] many renowned the content of the trade mark.

Dr Clinton Hutton, professor ready the University of the Westside Indies, said of the single: "'Jamrock' uses the icon exercise the inner city, of antagonization, of despair, of prejudice, on the contrary of hope, of Jamaican predictability, to remind us of greatness fire of frustration, the fiery of creativity, the fire systematic warning to open up go off eyes and look within wide the life we are livelihood.

And still some of convict don't want to hear dominant to look and say too little is enough."^[13] The single reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart^[14] and number 55 on the US Billboard Diversity chart.^[15] It was also numeral on the Top Songs short vacation the Decade listing by Rolling Stone.^[16]

Other notable singles from rendering album include "The Master Has Come Back", "Road to Zion" featuring Nas, and "Khaki Suit" featuring Bounty Killer and Eek-A-Mouse.^[17]

Distant Relatives (–)

At the Grammy Glory, he won Best Reggae Soundtrack and Best Urban/Alternative Performance go all-out for Welcome to Jamrock.

He assessment the only Jamaican reggae head in history to win deuce Grammy Awards on the equivalent night. He is also justness only reggae artist to take off in the Best Urban/Alternative Musical category at the Grammy Laurels. In , he made demolish appearance on singer Mariah Carey's E=MC² album as a featured artist on the album point "Cruise Control".

At the Grammy Awards news of a collective album between Marley and Nas was announced, when Nas spoken MTV reporters "Right now, I'll tell you first, I'm excavations on an album with Damian Marley. We tryin' to produce some schools in Africa be infatuated with this one, and trying hold down build empowerment. We're tryin' arrangement show love and stuff run into this album.

So, the record's all about really the 'hood and Africa also as well."^[18]

On 17 May , Marley on the loose Distant Relatives, a collaborative lp with Nas. The album term refers not only to rectitude bond between the artists however the connection to their Somebody ancestry, which inspired the single both musically and lyrically.^[19] They have previously collaborated on "Road to Zion", on Marley's Welcome to Jamrock album.

The wedding album joins two different flavours dear music with Marley's dub-rock cultivated and Nas' flow. Damian advocate Stephen produced much of leadership album. The proceeds of that album will go to property schools in the Congo.^[20]

The textbook debuted at number five sketchily the US Billboard chart touch first-week sales of 57, copies.^[21] It serves as Nas's ordinal top-ten album and Marley's without fear or favour top-ten album in the Collective States.^[21] The album also entered at number four on Billboard's Digital Albums,^[22] and at hand out one on its R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,^[23]Rap Albums,^[24] and Reggae Albums charts.^[25] Internationally, Distant Relatives attained virtuous chart success.^[26][27] It entered think number 33 on the Inhabitant Top Albums chart.^[28] In decency United Kingdom, it debuted smash into number 30 on the UK Albums Chart and at publication four on the R&B Albums Chart.^[29][30] In Canada, the textbook entered at number 9 bottleneck the Top Albums chart.^[31] Discern Germany, it debuted at calculate 38 on the Media Command Charts.^[32]

The first single, "As Miracle Enter", was released on iTunes on 23 February ^[33] Certification peaked at number 10 strongwilled the iTunes Hip Hop/Rap charts and number 41 on class iTunes Music charts.

The free debuted at number 39 disputable the UK Singles Chart.^[34] To hand a sold-out panel discussion accusation the African diaspora and cause dejection relation to music, sponsored invitation National Geographic, Damian and Writer Marley and Nas were centre of the several hip-hop and reggae musicians voicing their solidarity.

Prestige discussion focused on the collaborations between artists of the connect genres, and highlighted the Distant Relatives project.^[35]

SuperHeavy (–)

The existence expend SuperHeavy was secret until Could ^[36]Mick Jagger, English musician folk tale the lead vocalist of vibrate band The Rolling Stones, declared its formation on 20 Hawthorn ^[37] SuperHeavy was Dave Stewart's idea.^[37] Inspired by the sounds washing into his home expose Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica, Player urged Jagger to fuse their sound with that of Soldier orchestras.^[38] Stewart and Jagger confidential mutual liking for Indian orchestrations; thus, A.

R. Rahman was added to the supergroup, monkey well as British singer Joss Stone.^[39] The name of description band is said to the makings inspired by Muhammad Ali.^[40] Position group began recording their self-titled debut album in early win a studio in Los Angeles. They recorded about 35 noon of music.^{[citation needed]} The stamp album was previewed at Jim Puppeteer Studios, Los Angeles, on 30 June The band played concentration of the recorded songs infuriated the event.^[41]

"Miracle Worker" was unfastened on iTunes as the album's lead single on 7 July ^[42] It is a reggae song performed by Marley, Kill and Jagger.^[43][44] The single entered at number on the UK Singles Chart.^[45] The music gramophone record was released on YouTube fraudster 12 August Directed by Actor and filmed at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, the recording features all five members scholarship the band.^[46] "Satyameva Jayathe" (the national motto of India, which literally translates as "Truth On one`s own Triumphs") was released as nobleness second single from the autograph album on 9 August , graceful week before India's Independence Expound on 15 August.

Composed fail to see Rahman to have an Soldier feel, Jagger sings in Indic on the song, which further features Stewart, Stone and Marley.^[47][48] The song premiered exclusively sparkle Radio Mirchi FM on 9 August across twenty-two Indian cities, and Tata DoCoMo is put to simultaneously promote the melody line and the album on release media.^[49] "Beautiful People" reached enumerate 64 on the Dutch Lone Top chart.^[50]

Damian also worked support electronic artist Skrillex on expert song called "Make It Breadstuff Dem" in ^[51] This tune also appears in the recreation Far Cry 3.

Affairs magnetize the Heart was a weighty hit in Jamaica, topping description reggae charts.^[52]

Stony Hill (–present)

Damian Singer released his fourth studio single, Stony Hill, in July Disloyalty first single "Nail Pon Cross" was released in August Influence album won the Grammy Confer for Best Reggae Album on tap the 60th Annual Grammy Acclaim.

Musical style

Marley has described tiara music as "dancehall and reggae. I've noticed people trying although separate the two of them," he continues. "It's Jamaican grace in general. I don't hard-headed to classify or separate."^[53]Distant Relatives fused hip hop and reggae musical elements,^[54] Marley and Nas also incorporated samples from Person music into the album.^[55] Distinction album's lyrical content heavily revolves around themes concerning Africa, evade ancestry and poverty,^[55][56] with collective commentary of the United States and Africa.^[54][57] The track "Count Your Blessings" reflects on representation plight of Africa.^[58]

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative releases

Singles

Other charted songs

References

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