Zion Train runs through HWT
HUNDREDS of fans got a ticket to ride on the Bob Marley bus last Sunday at Half-Way Tree Transport Centre, scene of the Redemption Live concert.
There were a number of outstanding performances, with each artiste delivering a Marley classic during their stint.
These included deejay Devin Di Dakta’s pulsating Get Up, Stand Up, Ikaya’s soulful rendition ofRedemption Song and Kabaka Pyramid’s raucous Crazy Baldhead.
The energy level in the ‘stadium’ went up a few notches when Ky-Mani Marley invited his brothers (Stephen, Damian, Julian and Rohan) onstage for a riveting Could You Be Loved.
Ky-Mani already had the packed house in his corner with arguably his best performance in Jamaica. He was in good voice on his father’s Work, 3’o’clock Roadblock and Turn Your Lights Down Low.
The latter, a sultry affair with singer Yendi, was a fitting lead-up to his hit song, In Love With A Rastaman. Marley then teased, “Can I invite my brothers on stage?” which drew thunderous approval.
Earlier, there were solid performances from Christopher Ellis, Ikaya, Tifa, Jah9 and a fired-up Kabaka Pyramid. Tifa and Jah9 addressed the worrying trend of attacks against women with their emotional God Soon Come and Unafraid, respectively.
The event attracted a cosmopolitan audience. Most were young people expressing their admiration for Bob Marley who died in May 1981, years before many of them were born.
Till Klasneiel, a 30-year-old physiotherapist from Cologne, Germany, said, “I love his music. It makes me feel free.”
His friend, Chris Taubert, a 32-year-old musician, also from Cologne said, “I get this different feeling when he sings.”
Marley, who was born on February 6, would have turned 72 yesterday.
