REGGAE artiste Ky-Mani Marley, one of the acts on Issa Trust Foundation’s For the Children Charity Concert, is encouraging fellow artistes and industry players to contribute to worthy causes.

“As someone who deeply believes in the power of giving and helping others, I would absolutely love to see more reggae artistes involved in philanthropic efforts,” Marley told the Jamaica Observer‘s Splash.

Set for May 27, the benefit concert will be held at Couples Sans Souci in Ocho Rios, St Ann. It will be headlined by American Grammy Award-winning singer Michael Bolton. Proceeds from the concert are earmarked for the construction of the Mary Issa Health Centre, a paediatric and adolescent care facility, near Richmond, St Ann.

“It’s an honour to be performing for the Issa Trust. Performing at a charity event is always a blessed and humbling experience. To be able to use my music to bring people together for a good cause, to spread love and positivity, is truly a privilege,” he said.

“Patrons can expect a variety of music from me, some familiar, some new but overall a good time,” he continued.

Ky-Mani Marley is the son of reggae legend Bob Marley. He released seven albums, including Like Father, Like Son, which came out in 1996. Maestro, his previous solo album, was released in 2015.

To date, the Issa Trust Foundation has held three fund-raising concerts. In 2017, Air Supply and Tessanne Chin were headliners, while two years later, Air Air Supply, Third World, and Koffee were the billed acts. The events were held at Couples Sans Souci in Ocho Rios, St Ann.

In November 2022, Third World was headliner at a charity gala held in New York for the same cause. The foundation raised $US417,000 surpassing the US$200,000 goal.