From the Jamaica Observer – February 5th, 2007
Twenty-six years after his death in 1981, the musical and philosophical legacy of Robert Nesta Marley OM (Bob Marley), is being celebrated worldwide, especially on his birthday, February 6.
From Jamaica to the Americas, to Africa where this year’s Africa Unite show will take place in South Africa, Bob Marley’s 62nd birthday will be celebrated across the continents. In Jamaica, there will be a week of celebratory activities in his honour revolving around some of the things with which he is identified.
Bob Marley would have celebrated his 57th birthday on February 6. On the home front, the celebration climaxes with the Smile Jamaica concert set for February 10, at Nine Miles in St Ann. The event, being staged by Ghetto Youths International, features the Marley clan in sons Stephen, Damian, Julian and Kymani along with a host of other acts including Bunny Wailer.
But kicking off the series of activities is the first of two symposia on Monday (February 5), the eve of Bob Marley Day. The three-hour symposium titled Welcome to Jamrock: Reggae Music’s Influence on Tourism and the Economy, takes place at the Bob Marley Museum (56 Hope Road) between the hours of 7:00 and 10:00 pm.
