Ziggy Marley Plays For Bob Marley’s 75th B’Day Celebration

Bob Marley would have turned 75 years old this year but we lost him too soon but that doesn’t stop people from celebrating his life. Ziggy Marley, the son of the ‘One Love’ singer gave a high energy filled performance which was live streamed from the CEEK VR studios in Miami.

The hour long set of Ziggy Marley featured Bob Marley’s classics which we all love and some lesser known tracks. The staging area allowed Ziggy to bring his whole band and back up singers to kick off the performance.

Ziggy Marley played 11 songs during his set, starting with ‘Roots,Rock, Reggae’, a 1976 track from his “Rastaman Vibration” album. As the singer took the stage, he delivered ‘Get Up, Stand Up’, ‘Redemption Song’, ‘Small Axe’, ‘We and Dem’, ‘Coming in From the Cold’ and many more.

All of them maintained social distancing rules, they were seen wearing masks and stayed inside their transparent partitions. After the online concert got over, Ziggy Marley participated in an exclusive session of Q&A through the CEEK’s streaming platform. Following the concert, Ziggy Marley also participated in an exclusive Q&A through CEEK’s content streaming platform.

Ziggy Marley also sang ‘One Love’, the track which resurfaced online during the week by the ‘Buffalo Soldier’ singer’s family. The reimagined version of the song got released to support the UNICEF’s efforts for children during the coronavirus pandemic. The new version features the family members of Bob Marley, Cedella, Stephen and Skip.

The proceeds from the new version of ‘One Love’ by Bob Marley benifit the global organisation’s #Reimagine Movement. It supports the healthcare systems and provides essentials to families in vulnerable areas.

Cedella Marley, the daughter of Bob Marley stated, “One Love was written as a call for global solidarity at a time when the world was very divided, much as it is now. And yet, only by uniting with one love and one heart can we defeat this virus, protect our children, and make the world a more just and equal place,”

By: Aatira Kakroo