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Tag: Bob Marley
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Combs, braids and Bob Marley’s bad-hair days are explored in this richly researched cultural history
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Despite our more liberal world views, black hair continues to be erased, appropriated and stigmatised to the point of taboo. Why is that?
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Film Review: Marley Film Journal International 2012-04-18 Marsha McCreadie Marley, the documentary by Oscar-winning Kevin Macdonald about the legendary musician and national and international symbol for individual rights, should sparkle and sing—OK, there’s some of that—but it just sort of hums along. Maybe you can’t catch this particular lightning in a bottle, but there might…
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The Legend of Marley: Kevin Macdonald considers reggae, Rasta and politics in new documentary Film Journal International 2012-04-19 Doris Toumarkine It’s taken several decades and faced many frustrating setbacks, but a richly documented and worthy film about the late reggae superstar Bob Marley has at last been realized. Previously attached to Martin Scorsese and Jonathan…
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Hitting the Right Rhythm to Tell Marley’s Story The New York Times 2012-04-06 John Anderson Of all the friends, lovers, relatives and Rastas that the director Kevin Macdonald wrangled into his new documentary, “Marley,” one of his favorite finds was Dudley Sibley, a onetime recording artist and the janitor at the Jamaican recording studio where…
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Bob Marley: the regret that haunted his life The Guardian 2012-04-07 Tim Adams, Staff Writer Director Kevin Macdonald explains how he pieced together his new film about reggae legend Bob Marley, from troubled early years in Jamaica to worldwide adulation – even after death In 2005, the director Kevin Macdonald was working in Uganda on…
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Berlin Film Festival: Critics hail new Bob Marley documentary The Telegraph 2012-02-16 Critics at the Berlin Film Festival have been unanimous in their praise of Kevin Macdonald’s new documentary ‘Marley’, which some have called the definitive biography of the reggae singer. Oscar-winning documentary maker Kevin Macdonald has made what critics are calling the definitive biography…
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The man behind the legend Edmonton Journal Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2012-02-14 Jay Stone, Postmedia News BERLIN – He was a musician, a spiritual leader, a ladies’ man, a smoker of heroic amounts of ganja, a political force and a religious icon. And, 31 years after his death, Bob Marley is still a chart-topper: His Legend…
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Mix Up, Mix Up: Reviewing Bob Marley as the Militant Mulatto University of Miami Fall 2011 ENG 106 R4/S4 Rachel Panton, Lecturer of English In lieu of what would have been Bob Marley’s 66th birthday, we will explore the impact of Rastafari on the life and music of Marley, and on other contemporary Roots Reggae…
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Marley class inspires UM students South Florida Times 2009-09-08 Juliana Accioly CORAL GABLES — On a recent weekday, students at the University of Miami watched a screen in front of a blackboard ignite with lively performances of music legend Bob Marley. Then, suddenly, those images were juxtaposed with graphic footage of segregation and violence. When…