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	== Life and career ==		== Life and career ==
	Born Robert Nesta Marley in Nine Miles, St. Ann, he later made Kingston's Trench Town a formative musical home. Joe Higgs helped develop his singing alongside [[Bunny Wailer]] and [[Peter Tosh]]. Their work with the Wailers grew from Jamaican recording networks into an international career with Island Records.<ref name="marley-history" />		Born Robert Nesta Marley in Nine Miles, St. Ann, he later made Kingston's Trench Town a formative musical home. Joe Higgs helped develop his singing alongside [[Bunny Wailer]] and [[Peter Tosh]]. Their work with [[Bob Marley and the Wailers\|the Wailers]] grew from Jamaican recording networks into an international career with Island Records.<ref name="marley-history" />

	== Music and style ==		== Music and style ==

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	Bob Marley (1945–1981) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter central to the international circulation of [[Reggae\|reggae]] and [[Roots reggae\|roots reggae]]. His songs combine spiritual reflection, social criticism, intimacy and dance.<ref name="marley-history">[https://www.bobmarley.com/history/ Bob Marley: official Life and Legacy history]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		Bob Marley (1945–1981) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter central to the international circulation of [[Reggae\|reggae]] and [[Roots reggae\|roots reggae]]. His songs combine spiritual reflection, social criticism, intimacy and dance.<ref name="marley-history">[https://www.bobmarley.com/history/ Bob Marley: official Life and Legacy history]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

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	== Life and career ==		== Life and career ==
	Born Robert Nesta Marley in Nine Miles, St. Ann, he later made Kingston's Trench Town a formative musical home. Joe Higgs helped develop his singing alongside Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh. Their work with the Wailers grew from Jamaican recording networks into an international career with Island Records.<ref name="marley-history" />		Born Robert Nesta Marley in Nine Miles, St. Ann, he later made Kingston's Trench Town a formative musical home. Joe Higgs helped develop his singing alongside [[Bunny Wailer]] and [[Peter Tosh]]. Their work with the Wailers grew from Jamaican recording networks into an international career with Island Records.<ref name="marley-history" />

	== Music and style ==		== Music and style ==

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	== Works and performances ==		== Works and performances ==
	''Catch a Fire'', ''Burnin’'', ''Exodus'' and ''Uprising'' trace major stages of his recorded work. Songs such as 'One Love' and 'No Woman, No Cry' reached audiences far beyond Jamaica. His continuing musical influence is also documented by artists including [[Janka Nabay]], who named Marley among his inspirations.<ref name="marley-history" /><ref name="marley-nabay">[https://www.luakabop.com/artists/janka-nabay Luaka Bop: Janka Nabay, stated musical influences]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		''Catch a Fire'', ''Burnin’'', ''Exodus'' and ''Uprising'' trace major stages of his recorded work. Songs such as 'One Love' and 'No Woman, No Cry' reached audiences far beyond Jamaica. His continuing musical influence is also documented by artists including [[Janka Nabay]], who named Marley among his inspirations.<ref name="marley-history" /><ref name="marley-nabay">[https://www.luakabop.com/artists/janka-nabay Luaka Bop:] [[Janka Nabay]], stated musical influences. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

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== Summary ==
Bob Marley (1945–1981) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter central to the international circulation of [[Reggae|reggae]] and [[Roots reggae|roots reggae]]. His songs combine spiritual reflection, social criticism, intimacy and dance.<ref name="marley-history">[https://www.bobmarley.com/history/ Bob Marley: official Life and Legacy history]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

== Life and career ==
Born Robert Nesta Marley in Nine Miles, St. Ann, he later made Kingston's Trench Town a formative musical home. Joe Higgs helped develop his singing alongside Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh. Their work with the Wailers grew from Jamaican recording networks into an international career with Island Records.<ref name="marley-history" />

== Music and style ==
Storytelling from rural life, American [[Soul|soul]] and vocal harmony, Rastafarian thought and Jamaican rhythmic invention all informed his writing. His career spanned [[Ska|ska]] and [[Rocksteady|rocksteady]] before the roots-reggae sound associated with [[Bob Marley and the Wailers]]. Bass and drums supported a flexible vocal delivery that could carry reassurance, anger or collective resolve.<ref name="marley-history" />

== Works and performances ==
''Catch a Fire'', ''Burnin’'', ''Exodus'' and ''Uprising'' trace major stages of his recorded work. Songs such as 'One Love' and 'No Woman, No Cry' reached audiences far beyond Jamaica. His continuing musical influence is also documented by artists including [[Janka Nabay]], who named Marley among his inspirations.<ref name="marley-history" /><ref name="marley-nabay">[https://www.luakabop.com/artists/janka-nabay Luaka Bop: Janka Nabay, stated musical influences]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

Selected recordings in MuGlobe:
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ6VezKMoRY No Woman, No Cry — Rainbow, 4 June 1977] — [[Reggae]].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPZydAotVOY War / No More Trouble — Rainbow Theatre, 1977] — [[Roots reggae]].

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