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.

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.

Today marks the 70th anniversary of Bob Marley's birth (Videos)

Bob Marley, who died in 1981 after a battle with cancer, would have turned 70 today, but his music is still with us and his legend looms larger than ever.

Decades after his death, Marley is the most followed deceased entertainer, with more than 70 million Facebook followers and an ever-lengthening list of accomplishments attributable to his music.