The Marley surname perpetuates Jamaican royalty; resonates from worldwide recognition and represents the pioneer of a cultural; political and social revolution.In the near-thirty years since the death of the worlds greatest reggae-music icon; music lovers; truth seekers; and a new generation of social-activists alike have flocked to the musical catalog of Bob Marley like new believers on a pilgrimage for soul inspiration. Though Marleys iconic life was cut short before his time; his legacy lives on as vibrantly as it did when he walked among us. This is not only true because of his timeless music; but because of the musical genius of the extraordinary children he left behind.Born in Falmouth; Jamaica in 1976 as the tenth son of legendary reggae icon Bob Marley; Ky-Mani Marley discovered his musical talents late in life; rising to become an international music artist and film actor. Ky-Mani has not only written and performed songs of redemption around the world; like his famous father; but has lived and survived to recant his own personally redemptive story in the face of some very stark urban realities unbefitting any human; let alone a Marley.Dear Dad; is an arresting narrative of a son locked out of his iconic fathers shelter for the first half of his life and forced to survive the poverty-stricken; predator-infested streets of one of Miamis most violent ghettos; Liberty City. Initially estranged from his siblings and cut off from any financial benefit of the Marley Estate; young Ky-Manis gritty ascent from a bullet-riddled life to the world stages he now commands as a Grammy-nominated recording artist are chronicled in this gripping biography.Today a dedicated father and family man traveling to all corners of the world; performing no less than 100 shows per year; Marley knew hesup1;d reached a plateau of transformation in his life when he was named Philanthropist of the Year by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation; Better World Awards.His life is truly a redemption song.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Jacob ArnonOne of the very best books on the history of the interpretation of art.