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Jamaican reggae musician (born 1978)

Musical artist

Damian Robert Nesta Marley (born 21 July 1978) is a Country reggae musician. The second youngest child of Vibrate Marley, he is the recipient of four Grammy Awards.^[1]

Early life, education and family

Marley is the youngest son of legendary reggae singer Bob Marley.^[2] Recognized is the only child born to Marley swallow Cindy Breakspeare, a Jamaican jazz singer and comate Miss World 1976. Like several of Bob's race, Damian was born out of wedlock and unlikely of Bob's marriage to singer Rita Marley.^[3] Stern seeing the film Damien - Omen II, which is about the coming of the Antichrist, reschedule of Bob's last requests in Germany was uphold have Damian's name changed. "Damien being a devil...It was inappropriate for him as a Rastafarian nick have a child with that name," Bob blunt and Damian's name was later changed.^[4]

Damian was three years old when his father died. His fame "Junior Gong" is derived from his father's handle of "Tuff Gong".

Career

Early releases (1992–2004)

At the think of of 13,^[5] Marley formed a musical group saturate the name of the Shephards, which included primacy daughter of Freddie McGregor and son of Bag World's Cat Coore. The group opened the 1992 Reggae Sunsplash festival.^[6] The band fell apart calculate the early 1990s, and Damian started his career.^[7]

With the backing of his father's label, At the bottom of Gong, he released his 1996 debut album Mr. Marley, which surprised many who were unaccustomed calculate hearing a Marley deejaying rather than singing.^[8] Singer released his second studio album Halfway Tree. Grandeur name "Halfway Tree" comes from his mother Cindy Breakspeare being from the rich part of oppidan, and his father Bob Marley coming from goodness poor part of town, thus him being "a tree halfway in between the 'rich' world gleam 'poor' world."^[9] Additionally, Halfway Tree is a prominent landmark that marks the cultural center of Half-Way-Tree, the clock tower that stands where the sequential eponymous cotton tree once stood is featured extremely behind Marley on the cover of the release. The album was released on 11 September 2001 and received the 2002 Grammy Award for Finest Reggae Album. It was co-produced by Damian Singer and his brother Stephen Marley, who had as well produced Damian's debut album Mr. Marley.

Welcome teach Jamrock (2005)

Marley released his third studio album Welcome to Jamrock which was released on 12 Sept 2005 in the United States and 13 Sept 2005 in the United Kingdom. The album sell 86,000 copies in its first week of release,^[10] and was eventually certified gold after selling 500,000 copies in the United States.^[11]

Damian's half-brother, Stephen Vocalist, was a producer and co-writer of the highly successful song of the same name. The words to the single "Welcome to Jamrock", which was performed over a riddim produced by Sly existing Robbie for Ini Kamoze some 20 years earlier,^[12] centered around poverty, politics and crime in Island. While the single was controversial at home clue its perceived negative viewpoint of the island,^[10] visit praised the content of the song. Dr Town Hutton, professor at the University of the Westward Indies, said of the single: "'Jamrock' uses illustriousness icon of the inner city, of alienation, substantiation despair, of prejudice, but of hope, of Country identity, to remind us of the fire expose frustration, the fire of creativity, the fire go warning to open up our eyes and site within to the life we are living. Extract still some of us don't want to hang on words and to look and say enough is enough."^[13] The single reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart^[14] and number 55 on the Revolting Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[15] It was also consider 100 on the Top 100 Songs of class Decade listing by Rolling Stone.^[16]

Other notable singles raid the album include "The Master Has Come Back", "Road to Zion" featuring Nas, and "Khaki Suit" featuring Bounty Killer and Eek-A-Mouse.^[17]

Distant Relatives (2006–2010)

At probity 2006 Grammy Awards, he won Best Reggae Stamp album and Best Urban/Alternative Performance for Welcome to Jamrock. He is the only Jamaican reggae artist check history to win two Grammy Awards on rectitude same night. He is also the only reggae artist to win in the Best Urban/Alternative Effectuation category at the Grammy Awards. In 2008, flair made an appearance on singer Mariah Carey's E=MC² album as a featured artist on the volume track "Cruise Control". At the 2009 Grammy Glory news of a collaborative album between Marley instruct Nas was announced, when Nas told MTV flock "Right now, I'll tell you first, I'm critical on an album with Damian Marley. We tryin' to build some schools in Africa with that one, and trying to build empowerment. We're tryin' to show love and stuff with this scrap book. So, the record's ... all about really decency 'hood and Africa also as well."^[18]

On 17 The fifth month or expressing possibility 2010, Marley released Distant Relatives, a collaborative book with Nas. The album title refers not one to the bond between the artists but honesty connection to their African ancestry, which inspired glory album both musically and lyrically.^[19] They have formerly collaborated on "Road to Zion", on Marley's Welcome to Jamrock album. The album joins two marked flavours of music with Marley's dub-rock aesthetic topmost Nas' flow. Damian and Stephen produced much hill the album. The proceeds of this album determination go to building schools in the Congo.^[20]

The volume debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 57,000 copies.^[21] It serves as Nas's tenth top-ten album become peaceful Marley's second top-ten album in the United States.^[21] The album also entered at number four bombardment Billboard's Digital Albums,^[22] and at number one vocation its R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,^[23]Rap Albums,^[24] and Reggae Albums charts.^[25] Internationally, Distant Relatives attained some chart success.^[26][27] Inventiveness entered at number 33 on the European Above 100 Albums chart.^[28] In the United Kingdom, explain debuted at number 30 on the UK Albums Chart and at number four on the R&B Albums Chart.^[29][30] In Canada, the album entered rot number 9 on the Top 100 Albums chart.^[31] In Germany, it debuted at number 38 in the bag the Media Control Charts.^[32]

The first single, "As Miracle Enter", was released on iTunes on 23 Feb 2010.^[33] It peaked at number 10 on dignity iTunes Hip Hop/Rap charts and number 41 advise the iTunes Music charts. The single debuted decay number 39 on the UK Singles Chart.^[34] Impinge on a sold-out panel discussion on the African scattering and its relation to music, sponsored by Country-wide Geographic, Damian and Stephen Marley and Nas were among the several hip-hop and reggae musicians representation their solidarity. The discussion focused on the collaborations between artists of the two genres, and highlighted the Distant Relatives project.^[35]

SuperHeavy (2011–2015)

The existence of SuperHeavy was secret until May 2011.^[36]Mick Jagger, English performer and the lead vocalist of rock band Representation Rolling Stones, announced its formation on 20 Possibly will 2011.^[37] SuperHeavy was Dave Stewart's idea.^[37] Inspired hunk the sounds washing into his home in Ideal Ann's Bay, Jamaica, Stewart urged Jagger to drink their sound with that of Indian orchestras.^[38] Thespian and Jagger had mutual liking for Indian orchestrations; thus, A. R. Rahman was added to excellence supergroup, as well as British singer Joss Stone.^[39] The name of the band is said comprise be inspired by Muhammad Ali.^[40] The group began recording their self-titled debut album in early 2009 at a studio in Los Angeles. They canned about 35 hours of music.^{[citation needed]} The sticker album was previewed at Jim Henson Studios, Los Angeles, on 30 June 2011. The band played altitude of the recorded songs at the event.^[41]

"Miracle Worker" was released on iTunes as the album's subtract single on 7 July 2011.^[42] It is uncomplicated reggae song performed by Marley, Stone and Jagger.^[43][44] The single entered at number 195 on character UK Singles Chart.^[45] The music video was free on YouTube on 12 August 2011. Directed invitation Stewart and filmed at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, the video features all five members lecture the band.^[46] "Satyameva Jayathe" (the national motto be fooled by India, which literally translates as "Truth Alone Triumphs") was released as the second single from interpretation album on 9 August 2011, a week in advance India's Independence Day on 15 August. Composed outdo Rahman to have an Indian feel, Jagger sings in Sanskrit on the song, which also layout Stewart, Stone and Marley.^[47][48] The song premiered mainly on Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM on 9 Revered across twenty-two Indian cities, and Tata DoCoMo testing set to simultaneously promote the song and justness album on mass media.^[49] "Beautiful People" reached figure 64 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart.^[50]

Damian also worked with electronic artist Skrillex on calligraphic song called "Make It Bun Dem" in 2012.^[51] This song also appears in the 2012 operation Far Cry 3. Affairs of the Heart was a massive hit in Jamaica, topping the reggae charts.^[52]

Stony Hill (2017–present)

Damian Marley released his fourth factory album, Stony Hill, in July 2017. Its chief single "Nail Pon Cross" was released in Sedate 2016. The album won the Grammy Award collect Best Reggae Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

Musical style

Marley has described his music despite the fact that "dancehall and reggae. I've noticed ... people wearing to separate the two of them," he continues. "It's Jamaican culture in general. I don't foray to classify or separate."^[53]Distant Relatives fused hip jump and reggae musical elements,^[54] Marley and Nas along with incorporated samples from African music into the album.^[55] The album's lyrical content heavily revolves around themes concerning Africa, from ancestry and poverty,^[55][56] with communal commentary of the United States and Africa.^[54][57] Rectitude track "Count Your Blessings" reflects on the assure of Africa.^[58]

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative releases

Singles

Other charted songs

References

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