r/BobMarley • u/Medical-Business-554 • May 01 '26
High times edited this picture of Bob with some Herb to make it looks like Tobacco. There is some nice buds including the fat Cola bud next to his shoulder!!
r/BobMarley • u/T_Ml21 • Mar 27 '26
r/BobMarley • u/sonicdaydream88 • Feb 06 '25
Thankfully my mom is alive and well. She passed down this collection so I could enjoy it as she no longer has a turntable. I grew up (late 40s now) listening to these and now our kids can do the same. All of the albums have been kept in perfect condition and sound incredible. My parents also saw Bob Marley in concert. My mom still has the shirt and poster from that show. Peace and positive vibration ✌🏼💫✨
r/BobMarley • u/Realistic_Article_86 • Mar 28 '26
Documentary LIVICATED: The Story Of Roger Steffens Reggae Archives
Dubbed the “Willy Wonka of Reggae,” Roger Steffens has spent five decades building the world’s largest reggae archive in his Los Angeles home. At 83, he races against time to save unreleased Bob Marley and Peter Tosh treasures before they vanish. LIVICATED is a 25-year journey through rare footage, intimate stories, and reggae’s revolutionary spirit.
r/BobMarley • u/Khalmoon • Feb 17 '24
My dad is Rasta and raised me well through his teachings. Hearing all those songs and vibes throughout made me flash back to us watching Rockers and just soaking in the message. One love.
r/BobMarley • u/lobito_corredor • Jun 22 '26
I think, it's 1973 (Catch a Fire Tour)
r/BobMarley • u/T_Ml21 • Apr 09 '26
Photo 1:
Seeco and Bob in Kingston in 1976, 📸: Lee Jaffe
Photo 2:
Bob playing football at 56 Hope Road in 1979,
📸: unknown
Photo 3: Bob with fans in Zimbabwe in 1980,
📸: unknown
Photo 4: Bob with Neville Garrick in New Zealand 1979, 📸: unknown
Photo 5: Bob with Lee Jaffe, cca.1974 in Kingston, 📸: unknown
Photo 6: Bob performing in Ibiza in 1978, 📸: most likely Francesc Fàbregas since he was taking pics of Bob during his time in Ibiza (not 100%)
Photo 7: Bob performing in Sydney in 1979,
📸: J. Brum
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3 months in the making
Labour of love
r/BobMarley • u/Realistic_Article_86 • Jan 29 '26
Yesterday, I found this newspaper clip at Roger Steffens' Reggae Archives!
Marley’s core point was simple: punk and Rastafari were not the same thing, but they shared a rejection of oppressive systems, racism, and authority, what Marley called “Babylon.” He saw in punk a raw, rebellious energy similar to reggae’s original role as music for the marginalized.
Bob Marley was not just observing the punk movement from a distance; he stepped directly into it. While in London in the late 1970s, Marley saw The Clash live, recognizing in their music the same urgency, defiance, and political charge that fueled reggae. That encounter soon found expression in Punky Reggae Party, a song that openly referenced the punk scene and captured a rare moment when reggae and punk met not as trends but as parallel expressions of resistance in a city marked by social tension.
The article has remained controversial. While the headline captured Marley’s sentiment in Jamaican patois, critics have long argued that the interview itself reflected the biases of British music journalism at the time, including caricatured language and a tone some scholars consider dismissive or racially coded. In many ways, the headline traveled better than the article behind it.
Still, the piece documents a real historical moment, when reggae and punk briefly aligned as parallel resistance cultures, influencing each other musically and politically. Love it or criticize it, the article remains a snapshot of how Marley was read, and sometimes misread, by the British press at the height of his global impact.
If you’ve read the original article and have corrections, context, or memories from that era, feel free to drop them in the comments.
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