GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley stars in the latest installment of NPR’s iconic Tiny Desk, which premiered on NPR Music today. This special and rare performance by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley includes acoustic versions of songs from his Grammy award winning album, Stony Hill. The set includes “Slave Mill,” “So A Child May Follow” and “Speak Life” performed with his band and background singers. “With eyes shut, Marley…
devadminSeptember 10, 2019
New York, New -- January 2019 (Irish and Chin) -- Voting for the wildly popular World Clash Dubplate Awards is underway on IrishandChin.com. And based on the influx of votes from fans and enthusiasm from artistes and sounds alike, it's clear that excitement has been brewing since last year for the virtual awards, which celebrates…
devadminJanuary 22, 2019
By Shelah Moody Third World Founder Discusses Musicality and New Album Produced by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley
It does not have a title or a release date, but you can bet your last money that it will shoot to the top of the reggae charts. It’s a project that brings together…
devadminOctober 25, 2018
“STONY HILL is a reminder that reggae remains a potent pop force, especially when it’s in the hands of a master” – ROLLING STONE “(Damian Marley) continues to push reggae forward” – THE GUARDIAN New York, NY (January 29, 2018) – Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley is proud to receive a GRAMMY Awardfor Stony Hill…
devadminJanuary 30, 2018
“Wake up and turn me loose,” Bob Marley sang on the title track of his classic album ‘Kaya,’ released exactly 40 years ago this spring. “Got to have Kaya now!” In celebration of this momentous anniversary, Stephen “Ragga” Marley’s Fruit of Life Productions will present the second annual Kaya Fest on April 28 and 29…
devadminJanuary 30, 2018
Island Stage was honored to cover select cities on the Stony Hill Tour this fall! Print a book from PDF
devadminDecember 8, 2017
New York, New York -- November 7, 2017 (Irish and Chin) -- Mighty Crown "The Far East Rulers" are cruising for a third consecutive victory at "Sound Clash at Sea," the riveting Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise sound clash! And after last year's explosive win -- defeating Tony Matterhorn, Fire Links and King Turbo --…
devadminNovember 14, 2017
RELEASES ‘STONY HILL TO ADDIS’ DOCUMENTARY TODAY ON NPR DOCUMENTARY EXPLORES JR. GONG’S JOURNEY THROUGH AFRICA DAMIAN JOINED JAY-Z TO PERFORM “BAM” ON THE OPENING NIGHT OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE New York, NY (October 2, 2017) – Grammy Award-winning artist Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley releases his ‘Stony Hill to Addis’ documentary TODAY via NPR. Previously released exclusively to Tidal members…
devadminOctober 4, 2017
Kabaka Pyramid’s empowering musical message is set to take on the road for fall 2017 accompanying Damian Marley. On Monday August 28th Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley announced his official U.S. and Canada tour dates for his “Stony Hill Tour”, which kicked off on September 1st in Minneapolis, MN. To the surprise of many his special…
devadminSeptember 5, 2017
Grammy Award-winning artist Damian Jr. Gong Marley releases a moving acapella video of his lyrically profound track "Slave Mill" today. The original track comes off of his new album Stony Hill, which is available everywhere now, click HERE to listen. In support of the release of his new album Stony Hill, Damian will kick off his Stony Hill Fall US Tour on September…
devadminAugust 23, 2017
Welcome to a new edition of the Global Reggae Charts! The past voting period has been the first using our updated voting mechanism which I explained last month. Our voter base now consists of radio hosts and professional curators from a variety of media outlets. If you meet the qualifying criteria - a detailed version…
devadminAugust 18, 2017
Review by Maliika Walker “The way Jah fire keeps blazing, that’s why I constantly praise him.” Speak Life by Damian Marley Twelve years. Yes, hard to believe it’s been twelve years since Damian ‘Junior Gong’ Marley’s Grammy winning album Welcome to Jamrock was released. However, fans were still able to see and hear his music thanks to…
devadminAugust 18, 2017
Damian “Jr Gong” Marley, once known as the “The Youngest Veteran” by his fellow artists, is now an elder in the game who’s not afraid to speak his mind out of respect for the music and culture he loves—and for the divine spirit of humanity in all of us. His highly-anticipated 18-track studio album, Stony…
devadminAugust 2, 2017
Tickets on sale this Friday 6.30.17 at 10AM ET at www.damianmarleymusic.com #DamianMarley#JrGong #StonyHill Fri Sep 1 - Minneapolis, MN - Minneapolis Music Hall Sat Sep 2 - Chicago, IL - North Coast Music Festival Mon Sep 4 - Boston, MA House of Blues Tue Sep 5 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts Wed Sep 6 -…
devadminJune 27, 2017
KAYA FEST PRESENTED BY FRUIT OF LIFE PRODUCTIONS ALL GENERAL, RESERVED & VIP ON SALE NOW! A Festival Educating the Benefits of the Cannabis Plant ”Education Before Recreation” SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND, 2017 BAYFRONT PARK AMPHITHEATRE, MIAMI, FLORIDA Skip Marley along with Jo Mersa Marley and Shacia Payne have…
devadminFebruary 28, 2017
Off to See The Wizard! By Shelah Moody Photos by Lee Abel With all of this green, there must be a wizard. During the weekend of Dec. 9-11, activist Tim Blake, in conjunction with producers Dan Sheehan and Thomas Cousins of Ineffable Live Music Group, presented the 13th Annual Emerald Cup—Northern California’s premiere cannabis competition,…
devadminDecember 22, 2016
REGENERATIVE CANNABIS HONORARY AWARD, ALEX AND ALLYSON GREY, AND DAMIAN MARLEY KICK OFF PARTY! Santa Rosa, CA – Every year The Emerald Cup adds a little more to the premiere outdoor organic medicinal cannabis competition at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. This year the event will be held from December 10th to 11th, and will include…
devadminOctober 28, 2016
The “Road to Stony Hill” Tour appropriately named in reference to Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley’s upcoming and long-awaited 4th studio album, Stony Hill, was a small intimate tour playing much smaller than normal size clubs that are not typical for Jr. Gong’s popularity. Kicking off in Boston on 9/16, the coast-to coast relatively short tour…
devadminOctober 9, 2016
Ocean Grown Extracts Also Announces Debut of Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley's"Speak Life" Cannabis Vapor Pen in conjunction with this new partnership Ocean Grown Extracts, a California-local family owned and operated cannabis company, has announced a partnership with Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley to grow cannabis in a former California prison.Marley and the company willconvert the 77,000- square-foot space…
devadminOctober 5, 2016
Dispensary marks the first in the series of announcements Marley will be making in the Cannabis space Partners with Tru Cannabis to Open Stony Hill Dispensary in Denver, CO NEW Album Stony Hill to Debut in January 2017 Friday, September 16, 2016 (Denver, CO)- GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley announces a partnership with…
devadminSeptember 17, 2016
8/4/2016 by Patricia Meschino Eleven years ago, Damian Marley released Welcome to Jamrock, the Gold-certified winner of the 2006 Best Reggae Album Grammy, with its powerfully gritty title track winning the Best Urban/Alternative performance Grammy, a first for a Jamaican artist. Since then, Damian’s busy schedule has included recording the SuperHeavy album as a member of a short lived supergroup that included Mick Jagger and Joss Stone and working with Nas on the critically lauded Distant Relatives. Damian Marley…
devadminAugust 4, 2016
(MONTEREY, CA – April 2016, source: Press Junkie PR) The California Roots Music and Arts Festival delivers top tier reggae and roots music to thousands of fans in Monterey, California each year. The organizers are steadfast in their commitment to creating an environmentally conscious event that benefits the surrounding community, educates and engages the attending…
devadminApril 20, 2016
Also confirmed are Morgan Heritage, Kabaka Pyramyd, the legendary Freddie McGregor, who will perform with two of his sons Stephen ‘Di Genious’ McGregor and Daniel ‘Chino’ McGregor; Junior Kelly, Inner Circle, Wailing Souls, Sud Sound System and Green Valley . Completing the first round of confirmations are Randy Valentine and Gentleman’s Dub Club, performing for…
devadminFebruary 11, 2016
Article by ~Empress K Originating in Chicago as a Punk Rock Festival in 2005 at multiple venues located throughout the city, the festival took root in an outdoor location only four years ago in Humboldt Park and this year it moved to its new location at Douglas Park. Riot Fest has now evolved into the…
devadminNovember 5, 2015
Created over the course of four years in far-flung locations, Water for Your Soul is Joss Stone's seventh studio album — the follow-up to The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2. The singer/songwriter incorporates some reggae in her soul-rooted material, as encouraged by SuperHeavy bandmate Damian Marley; "The Answer" was co-written by the great Dennis Bovell. Stone…
devadminJuly 26, 2015