Friday, February 3, 2012
Music Alex Marley, Cousin of Bob, Live Tomorrow Night at Island Breeze Cafe
Posted by Jim Ridley on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 2:26 PM
Reggae shows in Nashville are about as common as ... well, Cracker Barrel outposts in Kingston. That makes tomorrow night's appearance by Alex Marley — cousin of Bob, and a singer, guitarist and recording artist in his own right — a doubly rare opportunity. On Saturday, he'll be performing two sets, 8:30 ("younger crowd," sez the flyer) and 11 p.m. ("adult"), with his Black Lion Band in honor of what would have been Bob Marley's 67th birthday Feb. 6 at Madison's Island Breeze Cafe (formerly the Montego Bay Cafe), 936 Gallatin Pike South.
At Sinizine, Dave Sharp has a preview of what to expect:
Marley is a Rastafarian who’s fluent in Jamaican culture and music, which over the years he’s broadened to include other sounds and instruments (he plays seven and DJs). Although he came from a purely reggae/dance-hall background, his experience studying music at The Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing in Kingston and traveling the world surfing (he’s been a member of Jamaica’s national team) introduced him to different cultures and sounds.Diversity is the essential component in Marley’s endeavors and its reflected in the makeup of his band, the Black Lion Band. Their keyboardist is from the USA, drummer is from Trinidad, bassist from Venezuela and Marley is from Jamaica. He says it makes it more natural to blend ideas and sounds.
“The band I’m playing with used to play rock,” Marley said. “They’re pros so they know how to play reggae as well. I bring the dance-hall and reggae and they bring the rock.”
Special guests at intermission include the Sonar Fleece Band and DJ Dom Electro from the Dub Poet Society. The club will also have Caribbean food and soft drinks available, along with the obligatory Red Stripe beer. Tickets are $20. Call 750-2656 or 587-9739 for ticket info.
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Unlike some other famous linages (some of them from around these parts), most of the Marley relativos are actually talented and interesting performers. Must be something in the blood after all!
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im a bit confused on how he is a marley because bob's mother a black woman of african descent is named cedella booker and bobs father is a white english man named norville marley so the marley name comes from a white english family. to be bob's cousin with the marley name he would have to be of the marley family and that is a white english family, either norvilles family had jungle fever or the claim is false only to gain propaganda and fame. dont believe me look it up. if he was alex booker then i might see where he gets his black from but he seems like a mulatto so he is either of another family member who had black mistress and white father in jamaica which is strange because norville was sent to Jamaica to supervise over fields.
Please see my profile and interview with Marley at http://midnightraverblog.com/2011/12/27/alex-marley-blood-of-a-lion/.
With regard to his race, he is of the Norval Marley line, however, his father is a white man and his mother is a black woman.
And I don't think "mulatto" is an appropriate description. He is mixed-race.
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