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Bob Marley buying soccer balls and outfits for the kids back on Trench Town, Jamaica. Photo by Dennis Morris

Circa 1973

u/Impala71 — 10 hours ago
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Backed By The Wailers: A special and rare selection, with songs all played by Bob Marley's legendary band The Wailers. Here they are backing other artists and the King of Reggae himself. Including some nice dubs to enjoy these supreme musicians to the fullest.

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u/marsie70 — 1 day ago
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Roger may be 83, but apparently nobody told his feet. Spotted on location: Bob Marley "Get Up, Stand Up" sneakers paired with reggae socks, proving once and for all that the road to preserving Jamaica's musical heritage starts from the ground up.

Archivist? Historian? Reggae detective? Fashion icon?

We'll let you decide. 😎🇯🇲👟

u/Realistic_Article_86 — 3 days ago
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Bob Marley, Sunsplash Reggae Festival, Montego Bay, Jamaica, July 1979. Photo by Jean-Pierre Leloir

u/Impala71 — 3 days ago
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A rare glimpse of Bob Marley in Ethiopia, 1978.

A rare glimpse of Bob Marley in Ethiopia, 1978.

This Polaroid was taken during Bob’s only visit to Ethiopia and shows him in Shashamane, the Rastafarian settlement established on land granted by Emperor Haile Selassie I. Pictured with Bob are Ras Malachi and Lips (Bob's bodyguard).

For many Rastas, Ethiopia represented the spiritual homeland. Bob’s visit had been a lifelong dream, but as Roger Steffens often noted, the reality he encountered was more complex. Ethiopia was then under military rule, a far cry from what many had imagined from afar.

Bob spent only a few days there, yet the journey remained one of the most significant chapters of his life and deepened his connection to Africa and its people.

From the Roger Steffens Reggae Archives.

u/Realistic_Article_86 — 5 days ago
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Aston 'Family Man' Barret and Bob Marley playing guitar and keyboards backstage at the Odeon, Birmingham, UK, July 18, 1975. Photo by Ian Dickson

Aston 'Family Man' was Wailers' bassist

u/lobito_corredor — 8 days ago
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Bob Marley, his first tour, in Bournemouth, England. Photo by Dennis Morris

I think, it's 1973 (Catch a Fire Tour)

u/lobito_corredor — 14 days ago