The concert will air live from Kingston, Jamaica
SiriusXM’s Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Radio will pay homage to Bob Marley with the One Love 79 Concert: Live airing tonight (Fri, Jan 26th) from the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica. The event will start at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on SiriusXM channel 19.
The unique celebration celebrates what would be Marley’s 79th birthday on February 6th. The unique concert was curated with family and staff and will feature special guests Chris Martin, Cecile, Jesse Royal, Lutan Fyah, Pam Hall, D’Yani, Yeza, and more. An encore presentation will air on February 6th at 5 pm ET/2 pm PT.
The exciting One Love 79 tribute concert showcases both established and upcoming acts. The digital event will be beamed live from Kingston’s legendary Tuff Gong studio.
The lineup encompasses a broad array of popular Jamaican music styles, from the classic soul-inflected tones of versatile veteran Pam Hall to the up-to-the-moment “street culture” sounds of rising stars D’Yani and Yeza. Conscious crooners Lutan Fyah and Jesse Royal, reggae popster Chris Martin and “original bad gyal” Ce’cile — all exceedingly well-traveled and beloved in their concentric reggae/dancehall circles — round out the lineup. Renowned radio host, Ron Muschette, takes on hosting duties.
Reggae’s most transcendent and iconic figure, Bob Marley was the first Jamaican artist to achieve international superstardom, in the process introducing the music of his native island nation to the far-flung corners of the globe.
Marley’s music gave voice to the day-to-day struggles of the Jamaican experience, vividly capturing not only the plight of the country’s impoverished and oppressed but also the devout spirituality that remains their source of strength.
Backed by his all-star band the Wailers, Marley delivered classics in the ska era of the early ’60s, all but invented roots music with ’70s albums like Catch a Fire, and offered millions of listeners an entry point to reggae with his posthumous best-of collection, 1984′s Legend.
His songs of faith, devotion, and revolution created a legacy that continues to live on not only through the music of his extended family but also through generations of artists around the world touched by his genius.
His story has been turned into a feature film. Bob Marley: One Love opens in theaters on February 14th via Paramount Pictures. The same day, Paramount, Island Records, and Tuff Gong will release Bob Marley: One Love (Music Inspired by the Film), an EP presenting seven essential songs composed by the revered Jamaican reggae icon, as interpreted by contemporary stars Daniel Caesar, Kacey Musgraves, Wizkid, Leon Bridges, Jessie Reyez, Bloody Civilian, and Skip Marley, grandson of Bob Marley.
