In a day when musicians are limited by a multitude of categorizations, Damian Marley reminds us that music isn’t really as confined to genres as we perceive. As is evident by his father’s 1977 album with The Wailers, ‘Exodus’ affirms that reggae music had elements of electronica decades before the term became ubiquitous. Similarly, both dubstep and dub before it have reggae influences showing us that one generation’s artists inevitably feeds into another generation’s music. Carrying on his family’s legacy, Damian Marley performs a cover of his father’s 1973 protest song with Peter Tosh and The Wailers, “Get Up, Stand Up.”

“Music is freedom for me," says Skip Marley, the grand-nephew of Marcia Griffiths, and the grandson of Bob and Rita Marley. "I want people to just feel the music and let it be anything they want to make of it.” He wrote and arranged his debut single on Tuff Gong International, which was co-produced with Paul Fakhourie, who has worked with the likes of Lauryn Hill, Stephen Marley, Damian Marley and Nas. “Cry to Me’ is a message for this girl I know, well really a message for everybody who seems to focus on their insecurities… I’m just saying it’s cool to be who you are. Don’t let society deceive you and make you believe you’re not enough.”(boomshot.com)

Tuff Gong International 2015

Nuova raccolta con tanti i nuovi singoli del panorama reggae mondiale...

Morgan Heritage, The Royal Family of Reggae, have just announced their upcoming “Catch A Fire” Tour” with Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, and Tarrus Riley, along with special guests, Jo Mersa Marley and Black Am I. The tour will kick off August 29th in Philly and wrap up September 27th in LA.

Both the Morgan and Marley reggae dynasties are thrilled to finally be on tour together. "The Marley's and Morgan's are more than just childhood friends. We are both 2nd generation musicians carrying on our father's legacies. The Catch A Fire tour is a historic moment for both families because as family our bond goes beyond blood, it's etched into our souls with the fire. We always spoke of the day when Marley and Morgan would tour together sharing the same stage night in and night out. Well now the time has come and we could not be more joyful to see this dream become a reality."

Kabaka Pyramid "Well Done" is produced By Damian "Jr Gong" Marley for Ghetto Youths International. Written and Performed by Kabaka Pyramid for Bebble Rock Records. ENJOY!

A new ashtoning Reggae.Today's interview by Gigi Piccolo with Tarik "Jazzy T" Thompson, the popular Renaissance Disco selector. "Over the years the sound has worked with popular artistes across many genres including dancehall’s Bounty Killa, Beenie Man, Vybz Kartel, Spragga Benz, Shaggy, and Serani, hip hop’s Sean Kingston, Eve, DJ Khalid, and Swiss Beats, and soca’s Machel Montano and Destra, to name a few.(...) With an infinite number of accomplishments held to the Renaissance name, a breakthrough moment was producing international artistes’ Sean Paul’s single, ‘We Be Burning’ that rocketed to #6 on The Billboard Charts."

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Ghetto Youths International, the record label owned and operated by Bob Marley's sons Damian, Julian and Stephen, will release the brand new compilation Ghetto Youths International Presents Set Up Shop Volume 2 on December 23, 2014. The 15-track compilation follows Volume 1 that was released in February 2013 and peaked at #1 on U.S. Billboard Reggae Album chart.

The latest installment is produced primarily by the Grammy-winning brothers Stephen and Damian Marley. The album features new material from the entire Ghetto Youths roster, including Jo Mersa, Black-Am-I, Christopher Ellis, Wayne Marshall and the label's founders, along with dancehall artist Cham.

The compilation's lead single Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley's "Is It Worth It? (Gunman World)", which contemplates a killer's conscience, will be accompanied by short film music video directed by acclaimed visionary Nabil Elderkin (Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Frank Ocean, Bon Iver and Seal). Set in Morocco, actor Saai Taghmaoui (American Hustle, La Haine and Three Kings) takes on the role of a hitman-for-hire in Elderkin's latest visual opus.

In addition to "Is It Worth It? (Gunman World)," Ghetto Youths International Presents Set Up Shop Volume 2 features a variety of thought-provoking material. Damian's motivational opener "Hard Work" is lauded as "a pulsing blueprint for flipping funds" according to The FADER, while his collaborative effort "The Living Breed" featuring Black-Am-I, Jo Mersa, Illestr8 & Biggz General rallies for social change, boasting a powerful hook stating "we are the last of dying breed and the first of a new generation..."

Dancehall's multi-faceted singjay Wayne Marshall talks about life choices on "On The Corner" (inspired by REM's "Losing My Religion") and proclaims to "Nah Give Up" on his single featuring Tarrus Riley. Carrying a similar sentiment, Julian Marley alongside Junior Reid encourages to push forward when times are tough on the uplifting anthem "Never Too Ruff", while the culturally-driven singer Black-Am-I contemplates the beauty and struggle of life back home on "In The Ghetto".

Christopher Ellis, the son of Jamaican music icon Alton Ellis, "takes classic rocksteady/first wave reggae and gives it a new look" (Vice Noisey) on "Roller Coaster" and gives a fresh take on "Better Than Love" with the remix featuring Irie Love. Jo Mersa (the eldest son Stephen Marley and grandson of Bob Marley) represents a new generation too with his contemporary sound that blends dancehall, pop, and EDM - evident on "Sunshine" and the hypnotic "Rock and Swing".

The set also features dancehall artist Cham showing how he rolls on "Sh@t" and Stephen "Ragga" Marley's hard-hitting anthem "Bongo Nyah" with Damian and Spragga Benz. Then, Stephen and Damian team up again on the mesmerizing track "Strike Hard".

With poignant lyrics matched with top-notch modern production, the genre-bending compilation is sure to reach reggae's core contingent along with a new generation of fans.

TRACKLIST

1. Hard Work - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
2. The Living Breed - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Black-Am-I, Biggz General, Jo Mersa & Illestr8
3. On The Corner - Wayne Marshall
4. Roller Coaster - Christopher Ellis
5. Bongo Nyah - Stephen "Ragga" Marley feat. Spragga Benz & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley,
6. Is It Worth It? (Gunman World) - Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
7. In The Ghetto - Black-Am-I
8. Sunshine - Jo Mersa [WATCH VIDEO]
9. Better Than Love Remix - Christopher Ellis feat. Irie Love
10. Never Too Ruff - Julian Marley & Junior Reid
11. Rock and Swing - Jo Mersa
12. Sh@t - Cham
13. Strike Hard - Stephen "Ragga" Marley & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
14. Nah Give Up - Wayne Marshall feat. Tarrus Riley
15. Dwelling - Black-Am-I

Damian Marley "Is It Worth It ? (Gun Man World)" is the brand new videoclip from "Jr Gong",directed by Nabil Elderkin & Francesco Carrozzini, check it out!

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Trinidadian soca star Bunji Garlin and Jamaican Grammy-winning reggae artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley team up on "The Message," a passionate forward-thinking song fighting for the souls of our youth and the future generation. Check it!

The two Caribbean artists merge soca, dancehall and reggae into a universal sound on this world cry anthem, produced by Philip "Jr. Blender" Meckseper. They go verse for verse addressing society's illls and Marley delivers a powerful hook aspiring for change. "There is music in your soul, minerals in your soil, children full of beauty worth way much more than oil. While history unfolds, don't let the good things spoil, oh no."

Bunji Garlin gives more insight behind the collaboration."We recorded this song at Gong's studio in Florida. It was a 4am studio session after we spent about an hour and a half just talking and getting a vibe off of each other's knowledge, views and energies. I appreciate the project and artist because we were able to let both our musical backgrounds work for us to execute this. It is almost a fable to see the son of reggae legend and also a legend in his own right and artist of the soca genre meld so effortlessly."

Marley is slated to perform in Garlin's homeland on October 30th, 2015 in Tobago at Pigeon Point (Colours Of Reggae) and October 31st, 2015 in Trinidad at Hasley Crawford Stadium (Reggae On The Bay Presents Hennessy Artistry).

Bunji Garlin & Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley - The Message (2015)