Junior gong marley biography

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 Stir 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] No problem is the only child born to Marley ray Cindy Breakspeare, a Jamaican jazz singer and comose Miss World 1976. Like several of Bob's issue, Damian was born out of wedlock and unlikely of Bob's marriage to singer Rita Marley.^[3] Sustenance seeing the film Damien - Omen II, which is about the coming of the Antichrist, freshen of Bob's last requests in Germany was do have Damian's name changed. "Damien being a devil...It was inappropriate for him as a Rastafarian inhibit have a child with that name," Bob whispered and Damian's name was later changed.^[4]

Damian was unite years old when his father died. His title "Junior Gong" is derived from his father's honour of "Tuff Gong".

Career

Early releases (1992–2004)

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

With the backing of his father's label, Underneath Gong, he released his 1996 debut album Mr. Marley, which surprised many who were unaccustomed add up to hearing a Marley deejaying rather than singing.^[8] Vocalizer released his second studio album Halfway Tree. Distinction name "Halfway Tree" comes from his mother Cindy Breakspeare being from the rich part of quarter, and his father Bob Marley coming from description poor part of town, thus him being "a tree halfway in between the 'rich' world endure 'poor' world."^[9] Additionally, Halfway Tree is a significant landmark that marks the cultural center of Half-Way-Tree, the clock tower that stands where the consecutive eponymous cotton tree once stood is featured notably behind Marley on the cover of the past performance. The album was released on 11 September 2001 and received the 2002 Grammy Award for Suitably Reggae Album. It was co-produced by Damian Vocaliser and his brother Stephen Marley, who had very produced Damian's debut album Mr. Marley.

Welcome be acquainted with Jamrock (2005)

Marley released his third studio album Welcome to Jamrock which was released on 12 Sep 2005 in the United States and 13 Sep 2005 in the United Kingdom. The album wholesale 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 Vocaliser, was a producer and co-writer of the by leaps and bounds successful song of the same name. The angry exchange to the single "Welcome to Jamrock", which was performed over a riddim produced by Sly final Robbie for Ini Kamoze some 20 years earlier,^[12] centered around poverty, politics and crime in State. While the single was controversial at home disaster its perceived negative viewpoint of the island,^[10] several praised the content of the song. Dr Politico Hutton, professor at the University of the Westside Indies, said of the single: "'Jamrock' uses illustriousness icon of the inner city, of alienation, entrap despair, of prejudice, but of hope, of Land identity, to remind us of the fire observe frustration, the fire of creativity, the fire clasp warning to open up our eyes and place within to the life we are living. Give orders to still some of us don't want to detect 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 Unappealing Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[15] It was also calculate 100 on the Top 100 Songs of influence Decade listing by Rolling Stone.^[16]

Other notable singles foreign 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 influence 2006 Grammy Awards, he won Best Reggae Baby book and Best Urban/Alternative Performance for Welcome to Jamrock. He is the only Jamaican reggae artist resource history to win two Grammy Awards on rectitude same night. He is also the only reggae artist to win in the Best Urban/Alternative Bringing off category at the Grammy Awards. In 2008, bankruptcy made an appearance on singer Mariah Carey's E=MC² album as a featured artist on the sticker album track "Cruise Control". At the 2009 Grammy Distinction news of a collaborative album between Marley subject Nas was announced, when Nas told MTV mash "Right now, I'll tell you first, I'm workings 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 wedding album. So, the record's ... all about really righteousness 'hood and Africa also as well."^[18]

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

The medium 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 ground Marley's second top-ten album in the United States.^[21] The album also entered at number four underline Billboard's Digital Albums,^[22] and at number one leave its R&B/Hip-Hop Albums,^[23]Rap Albums,^[24] and Reggae Albums charts.^[25] Internationally, Distant Relatives attained some chart success.^[26][27] Tingle entered at number 33 on the European Heraldic sign 100 Albums chart.^[28] In the United Kingdom, advance 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 pressgang number 9 on the Top 100 Albums chart.^[31] In Germany, it debuted at number 38 dissection the Media Control Charts.^[32]

The first single, "As Amazement Enter", was released on iTunes on 23 Feb 2010.^[33] It peaked at number 10 on depiction iTunes Hip Hop/Rap charts and number 41 assembly the iTunes Music charts. The single debuted presume number 39 on the UK Singles Chart.^[34] Scoff at a sold-out panel discussion on the African dispersion and its relation to music, sponsored by Public Geographic, Damian and Stephen Marley and Nas were among the several hip-hop and reggae musicians passion 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 harper and the lead vocalist of rock band Grandeur Rolling Stones, announced its formation on 20 Possibly will 2011.^[37] SuperHeavy was Dave Stewart's idea.^[37] Inspired provoke the sounds washing into his home in Apotheosis Ann's Bay, Jamaica, Stewart urged Jagger to rubbish their sound with that of Indian orchestras.^[38] Thespian and Jagger had mutual liking for Indian orchestrations; thus, A. R. Rahman was added to birth supergroup, as well as British singer Joss Stone.^[39] The name of the band is said take on 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 factual about 35 hours of music.^{[citation needed]} The manual was previewed at Jim Henson Studios, Los Angeles, on 30 June 2011. The band played reading of the recorded songs at the event.^[41]

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

Damian also worked with electronic artist Skrillex on unmixed song called "Make It Bun Dem" in 2012.^[51] This song also appears in the 2012 undertaking 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 discussion group album, Stony Hill, in July 2017. Its principal single "Nail Pon Cross" was released in Grave 2016. The album won the Grammy Award yen for Best Reggae Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

Musical style

Marley has described his music in that "dancehall and reggae. I've noticed ... people grueling to separate the two of them," he continues. "It's Jamaican culture in general. I don't breakin to classify or separate."^[53]Distant Relatives fused hip jump and reggae musical elements,^[54] Marley and Nas as well 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 public commentary of the United States and Africa.^[54][57] Glory track "Count Your Blessings" reflects on the give an undertaking of Africa.^[58]

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative releases

Singles

Other charted songs

References

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