Bob Marley Battles De Blood Clot, Mon
Tonight's special program: ROOTS, Rock, Reggae (KAYA-TV, 8:00-11:00 PM)—In last week's episode, reggae visionary and star Kunte Marley narrowly escaped death at the hands of assassins in his native Jamaica. Undaunted, the injured Marley performed his planned concert a week later, leaving Jamaica soon afterwards.
Bob Marley Battles De Blood Clot, Mon
Rob Patterson
Tonight's special program:
ROOTS, Rock, Reggae (KAYA-TV, 8:00-11:00 PM)—In last week's episode, reggae visionary and star Kunte Marley narrowly escaped death at the hands of assassins in his native Jamaica. Undaunted, the injured Marley performed his planned concert a week later, leaving Jamaica soon afterwards.
Marley's self-imposed exile, in England stirred countless exile rumors: Marley waspreparing for an "exodus" to Africa, Marley had cut off his dreadlocks, Marley had sold out his politics in meeting the Royal Family. A soccer injury to Marley's toes caused cancellation of an American concert tour, stirring rumors that the Rastaman would never return to the stage.
We found our hero Marley in New York, having just returned from his first visit to Jamaica in over a year. He was in the midst of planning his show for a Jamaican Peace Concert in support of the brewing Peace Movement, which will also feature Kunte Tosh and Kunte Wailer in a reunion of the original Wailers. In addition, Marley was reviewing plans for a U.S. concert tour, and had just released a new album— Kaya (which means ganja).