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SKIP MARLEY ON STAGE WITH RANOY GORDON ON GUITAR IN BACKGROUND AT KAYA FEST 2018 SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA - PHOTO COURTESY PARKER BARKLETT - © 2018
A Marley Maestro Skipping To His Own Beat By Samantha Ofole-Prince
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hen you’re the carbon copy of one of the most successful musicians of all time it’s only natural that stardom comes quickly. For Skip Marley, the grandson of reggae legend Robert Nesta Marley, there seems to be no stopping him from fulfilling his destiny as the world’s next great reggae legend. A singer, songwriter and a talented multi-instrumentalist, the 22-year-old artist has already emerged as a music maestro having been performing since age 13. The son of Cedella Marley and David Minto, Skip taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and bass and just four years ago released his first single, “Cry to Me,” quickly following that successful release with a second single called “Life” under the Tuff Gong label. He featured on, and co-wrote, Katy Perry’s 2017 single “Chained to the Rhythm” and has toured extensively over the years and recently performed at the sold-out Kaya Fest alongside his uncles Stephen, Ziggy, Damian, Julian and Ky-Mani at the two-day festival which commemorated the 40th anniversary of Bob Marley’s album “Kaya.” With an album scheduled for a fall release, the remarkably pleasant, mild mannered and mellow-headed young man speaks with CaribPress’ Samantha OfolePrince on continuing his grandfather’s mission.
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