{"id":4265,"date":"2018-05-23T13:40:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T20:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mateel.org\/?p=4265"},"modified":"2018-08-15T12:03:04","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T19:03:04","slug":"aug-14th-stephen-marley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mateel.org\/?p=4265","title":{"rendered":"Aug. 14th: Stephen Marley"},"content":{"rendered":"

What:<\/strong> Indigo Children Project Presents Stephen Marley<\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong> Mateel Community Center<\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> Tuesday, August 14th \/\u00a0The door is 8pm and the show is at 9pm<\/p>\n

Tickets:<\/strong> Tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door<\/p>\n

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Food will be provided by Chef Chalo (Jamaican Cuisine)<\/p>\n

The second son of Bob and Rita Marley, eight time Grammy winning musician and producer Stephen was born on April 20, 1972; he began his career as a precocious six-year old singing, dancing and playing percussion with his siblings in the group The Melody Makers whose first single \u201cChildren Playing in The Streets\u201d was produced by their father in 1979 and released on Tuff Gong, the label founded by Bob in the late 60s. While still a teenager he assisted in the production of The Melody Makers\u2019 albums including their three Best Reggae Album Grammy winners \u201cConscious Party\u201d (Virgin Records, 1989) \u201cOne Bright Day\u201d (Virgin Records, 1990) and \u201cFallen Is Babylon\u201d (Elektra Entertainment, 1998).<\/p>\n

In 1993 Ziggy and Stephen founded Ghetto Youths International as a means of controlling their own music and helping upcoming artists. Stephen\u2019s earliest solo production efforts for Ghetto Youths International includes his late grandmother\u2019s (Cedella Booker) album \u201cMy Altar\u201d, followed in 1995 by the Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers single \u201cWorks To Do\u201d and younger brother Damian\u2019s \u201c10,000 Chariots\u201d. In 1996 Damian released his debut album \u201cMr. Marley\u201d, on the Ghetto Youths imprint, on which Stephen played several instruments and wrote most of the songs, as well as producing the album.<\/p>\n

The first project that brought Stephen\u2019s production capabilities widespread attention was \u201cChant Down Babylon\u201d, where he audaciously manipulated his father\u2019s original vocal outtakes from the 1970s Island Records\u2019 sessions, splicing them into duets with hip-hop and R&B artists, while updating the Wailers\u2019 richly textured one-drop rhythms with an assortment of samples, loops and overdubs. \u201cChant Down Babylon\u201d achieved its objective of bringing Bob\u2019s music to a new generation of fans, earned a Grammy nomination, was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and has sold more than one million copies worldwide.<\/p>\n

Stephen\u2019s hip-hop infused dancehall beats were far more fluid and complex on Damian\u2019s 2001 album \u201cHalf Way Tree\u201d (Ghetto Youths\/Motown), demonstrating Stephen\u2019s equal dexterity in creating rugged roots reggae rhythms, which supported the well-crafted, substantial lyrics and Damian\u2019s vocal flow. \u201cHalf Way Tree\u201d yielded several hits in Jamaica, and internationally, including \u201cMore Justice\u201d and \u201cIt Was Written\u201d (featuring Capleton) and won the 2002 Grammy for Best Reggae album.<\/p>\n

Stephen produced and contributed vocals to Damian\u2019s single \u201cWelcome to Jamrock\u201d, the biggest reggae song of 2005 and still very popular today. Released in September 2005, \u201cWelcome To Jamrock\u201d (Tuff Gong\/Ghetto Youths\/Universal Republic) entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart at No. 7, a record setting opening week for a reggae artist; it was certified Gold and won the 2006 Reggae Album Grammy while the single was honored for the Best Alternative Hip Hop performance, another first for a Jamaican artist.<\/p>\n

The success of \u201cWelcome to Jamrock\u201d increased the anticipation surrounding the release of Stephen\u2019s first solo effort- \u201cMind Control\u201d \u2013which won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 2007. In 2008, Marley released a refreshing version of the hit album with an acoustic version that gained the artist another Grammy for Best Reggae Album.<\/p>\n

In 2011 Stephen released his third solo album- \u201cThe Revelation, Pt.1: The Root of Life\u201d that reconfirmed Stephen\u2019s expansive capabilities as an affecting vocalist, a versatile lyricist and an accomplished instrumentalist while furthering his renown as an ingenious producer.<\/p>\n

Stephen continued to showcase his talent for navigating between genres by effortlessly blending reggae with soul, hip hop and electronic beats on his fourth solo album; \u201cRevelation Part II: The Fruit of Life,\u201d released in 2016. A robust reflection of his work, the album features songs with notable artists including; Rakim, Dead Prez, Wyclef Jean, Black Thought, Shaggy, Pitbull, Damian \u201cJr. Gong\u201d Marley and more.<\/p>\n

For the past two years, Stephen and his team worked on the development production and promotion of the annual Kaya Fest. Now in its third year, the Kaya Fest is a music and awareness festival intended to educate the public on the many benefits of Cannabis. In 2019 the festival will expand with showcases in both Florida and Southern California.<\/p>\n

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