Bob Marley

'Crazy' pressure of bringing Bob Marley to big screen

When you're making a film about someone as universally loved as Bob Marley, the weight of responsibility hangs heavy.

With "Bob Marley: One Love" hitting cinemas around the world next week, director Reinaldo Marcus Green admitted he hesitated about taking on the biopic of the reggae legend, a project that has previously defeated both Martin Scorsese and Oliver Stone.

Alborosie | Athens | August 29

Italian reggae artist Alborosie brings the cool Caribbean groove of his adoptive Jamaica to Athens's Fuzz Club, with a perfect summer concert of older work as well as selected tracks from his sixth and latest album, "Alborosie Meets The Wailers United: Unbreakable," on which he collaborated with key members of Bob Marley's legendary band.

UB40, Ky-Mani Marley, The Hives to perform at GreenSounds eclectic music festival

The GreenSounds international eclectic music festival will take place this weekend in King Mihai I Park, the former Herastrau Park, at the Charles de Gaulle entranceway, with Ky-Mani Marley, UB40 and The Hives expected to perform, according to a press statement release by the Bucharest City Hall (PMB).

Alborosie | Athens | July 24

Italian reggae artist Alborosie brings his cool Caribbean sounds to Athens's Technopolis venue on Tuesday, July 24, with a perfect summer concert of older work as well as selected tracks from his sixth and latest album, "Alborosie Meets The Wailers United: Unbreakable," on which he collaborated with key members of Bob Marley's legendary band.

Reggae Street Party | Athens | May 5

Get your reggae groove on at the Quilombo Cultural Center's annual spring street party on Saturday, May 5, which this year is dedicated to the genre which emerged in Jamaica in the late 1960s and was popularized by the likes of Bob Marley and the Wailers, Prince Buster, Desmond Dekker and Ken Boothe. The party starts at 10 p.m. and is free of charge.

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