Damian Marley
Damian Robert Nesta Marley called Jr. Gong (* 21st July 1978 in Kingston , Jamaica ) is a Jamaican reggae - musician . He is the youngest son of Bob Marley and the former Miss World Cindy Breakspeare . The name Jr. Gong is based on his father's nickname, Tuff Gong .
Life
Marley began making music at the age of 13, first in the band The Shepherds , which was founded together with the sons of other famous reggae musicians , and later both with his Marley brothers and as a successful solo artist. It is particularly popular in the USA ; the “Welcome to Jamrock” tour took him to Germany for the first time in the spring of 2006. In the same year and in 2015 he also appeared at the Summerjam .
Musical career
With the record label Tuff Gong, which was founded by Bob Marley and his band The Wailers , he released his first album Mr. Marley in 1996 . His brother Stephen Marley was instrumental as a producer and co-author. For his second album Halfway Tree and his third album Welcome to Jamrock , he received the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2002 and 2006, respectively .
In 2010 he recorded the album Distant Relatives with Nas . The title refers primarily to their common African origins. The proceeds from the album will be used to build schools in the Congo.
In 2017 he published Stony Hill.
Welcome to Jamrock
Welcome to Jamrock was the song that gave Damian Marley his breakthrough and general recognition in the reggae scene. He made Ini Kamoze's “Worldjam Riddim ” so popular that, within a very short time, many tracks from the reggae, jungle / drum and bass and hip-hop scene started using this riddim. The bass line and the heckling “out in the streets, they call it merther!” Are striking.
style
Unlike most of his brothers, Damian Marley doesn't just limit himself musically to his father's domain, roots reggae , but also processes numerous other influences, mainly from dancehall and R'n'B . His vocal style is strongly influenced by the Jamaican MCing, toasting . On his debut album, Mr Marley , he surprised reggae fans with an unfamiliar deejay style. He himself describes his music as “Dancehall and Reggae”, but does not try to separate it: “I've noticed… people trying to separate the two of them (Reggae and Dancehall). It's Jamaican culture in general. I don't try to classify or separate. "
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
|
 AT
|
 CH
|
 UK
|
 US
|
R&B
|
reggae
|
|||
| 1997 | Mr. Marley | - | - | - | - | - | - |
reggae2 (23 weeks) reggae |
First released: September 9, 1996
Producers: The Ghetto Youths Crew, Stephen Marley |
| 2001 | Halfway tree | - | - | - | - | - | - |
reggae2 (79 weeks) reggae |
|
| 2005 | Welcome to Jamrock | - | - | - |
UK34  (14 weeks)UK |
US7th (34 weeks)US |
R&B4 (56 weeks) R&B |
reggae1 (105 weeks) reggae |
|
| 2010 | Distant relatives |
DE38 (1 week) DE |
AT53 (1 week) AT |
CH11 (15 weeks) CH |
UK30th  (4 weeks)UK |
US5 (19 weeks) US |
R&B1 (43 weeks) R&B |
reggae1 (79 weeks) reggae |
|
| 2017 | Stony Hill |
DE57 (1 week) DE |
AT58 (1 week) AT |
CH26 (2 weeks) CH |
UK94 (1 week) UK |
US65 (1 week) US |
- |
reggae1 (65 weeks) reggae |
|
Live albums
- 2014: Bonnaroo Live '06
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DE
|
AT
|
CH
|
UK
|
US
|
R&B
|
|||
| 2003 | Jah is my rock |
- | - | - | - | - |
R&B87 (8 weeks) R&B |
First release: January 2003
Caribbean Pulse feat. Damian "Jr. Gong “Marley |
| 2005 | Welcome to Jamrock Welcome to Jamrock |
- | - | - |
UK13 (14 weeks)UK |
US55 (12 weeks) US |
R&B18 (24 weeks) R&B |
First published: April 2005
|
| The Master Has Come Back Welcome to Jamrock |
- | - | - |
UK74 (2 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: December 2005
|
|
| 2006 | Road to Zion Welcome to Jamrock |
- | - | - | - | - |
R&B57 (4 weeks) R&B |
First release: December 2005
feat. Nas |
| Beautiful Welcome to Jamrock |
- | - | - |
UK39 (6 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First release: April 2006
feat. Bobby Brown |
|
| All Night Welcome to Jamrock |
- | - | - |
UK79 (1 week) UK |
- | - |
First release: August 2006
feat. Stephen Marley |
|
| 2010 | As We Enter Distant Relatives |
- | - | - |
UK39 (4 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: May 2010
with Nas |
| 2012 |
Make It Bun Dem |
- |
AT34 (9 weeks) AT |
- |
UK58 (8 weeks)UK |
US-  |
- |
First published: April 2012
with Skrillex |
| 2017 | Bam 4:44 |
- | - | - |
UK93 (1 week) UK |
US47 (1 week) US |
- |
First published: September 2017
with Jay-Z |
More singles
- 1998: Me Name Jr. Gong
- 2000: It Was Written
- 2001: Where Is the Love
- 2001: Still Searchin '
- 2001: Educated Fools (Remix) (with Bounty Killer )
- 2002: Suzie (with Ingel Chanta)
- 2003: Na Na Na Na (Remix) ( 112 feat. Spragga Benz , Lady Saw , Buccaneer & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley)
- 2003: Neva
- 2004: Trenchtown / Revolution in Paradise ( Heath Hunter feat. Stephen & Damian Marley)
- 2005: Khaki Suit (feat.Bounty Killer & Eek-a-Mouse )
- 2005: Gangsters and PIMPS (with Twins of Twins)
- 2006: The Traffic Jam (Stephen Marley feat. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley)
- 2006: Move / There for You
- 2007: One Loaf of Bread (Something for You)
- 2007: Now That You Got It (Remix) ( Gwen Stefani feat. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley)
- 2008: Mission (with Stephen Marley )
- 2010: Promise Land ( Dennis Brown & Damian "Jr. Gong" feat. Nas)
- 2010: Land of Promise (with Nas)
- 2010: Jamrock
- 2011: Jah Army (Stephen Marley feat. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley)
- 2011: 96 Degrees Cover (2nd Generation) ( Third World feat. Stephen & Damian Marley)
- 2012: Go Hard ( Wayne Marshall feat. Damian Marley, Bounty Killer & Vybz )
- 2012: Can't Keep Me Down ( Cypress Hill & Rusko feat. Damian Marley)
- 2013: Kingston Town (with Busy Signal )
- 2017: Medication (with Stephen Marley )
swell
- ^ Out in the street, they call it more. Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
- ^ Claude Mills: Damian Marley: Conveying solid, conscious lyrics. In: Jamaica Gleaner, January 2, 2003 ; accessed on July 10, 2019
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US1 US2
- ↑ a b Gold / Platinum databases: UK US
Web links
- Official website
- Damian Marley at Allmusic (English)
- Damian Marley at Discogs (English)
- Damian Marley at laut.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marley, Damian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marley, Damian Robert Nesta; Jr. Gong (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican reggae musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston , Jamaica |