Bambaata Marley
Daniel Bambaata Robert Nesta Marley (born 12 July 1989) is a Jamaican singer-songwriter. He is the eldest son of Ziggy Marley, and eldest grandson of Bob Marley.
Early life
Bambaata Marley spent his early years in Jamaica before moving to Miami, Florida.
Career
Bam Marley debuted in 2009 with the single "Live It Inna Fear", produced by Damian Marley.
In 2010, he collaborated with his cousin Jo Mersa Marley on the single "My Girl".
In 2011, he collaborated with his father Ziggy Marley, on the song "Changes".
On 16 September 2015, the music video for his single "Waiting for the War" was released, the music video was awarded a Telly Award for 'Best Online Music Video' and a Telly Awards for 'Craft-Directing Video' by Wayan Palmieri. The artwork cover for "Waiting for the War" was a re-creation of Bob Marley's Soul Rebels album cover released by Bob Marley & the Wailers in 1970.
In 2017, he made his screen debut in the short film Vagabonds starring Danny Glover & Robert Ri'chard.
Personal life
He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Discography
Singles
"Live It Inna Fear" (2009)
"2-Feet" (2012)
"Maintain" (2014)
"Waiting For the War" (2015)
"If You...
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Stories about Bambaata Marley from the JamaicansMusic archive, oldest first · 2014–2015
2014
MusicDaniel Bambaata Marley picks up the musical pace with ‘Protect My Crown'
Currently in studio working on his first full length solo project, Daniel Bambaata Marley’s life has always been centred in the Reggae culture with his new single Protect My Crown taking his level of creativity to new heights.
MusicDaniel Bambaata Marley embodies next generation of Marley with 'Maintain'
"Jah message has been passed on to many generations" chants Daniel on his latest single Maintain, the product of a collaborative effort with producer Glark, the son of Bobby 'Digital' Dixon, of Digital B Records. Beginning with an excerpt from one of Marcus Garvey's speeches, the single spins as a reassuring factor of never letting go of our identities.
2015
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