David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican musician and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, with whom he released eight studio albums. He has also released seven solo albums. Marley is an eight-time Grammy Award winner and a Daytime Emmy Award recipient.
Early career and musical upbringing
In the earliest known record of his musical career, David Marley performed as part of a singing group called The Seven Do Bees, made up of him and his classmates, and wherein he was given the stage name "Freddie Dic". The name never stuck, however, and instead, David went on to become known as "Ziggy", a nickname often reported to have been given to him by his father Bob Marley, meaning "little spliff". However, Ziggy stated the following to Melody Maker magazine in 1988: "Me name David but me big Bowie fan. So at the time of the Ziggy Stardust album, me call meself Ziggy and now everyone do.”
During the late 1970s, Ziggy could also be seen alongside his brother Stephen at some of their father's larger concerts around Jamaica and abroad. In 1978, the duo appeared on stage at the One Love Peace Concert in Kingston,[2] and the following year at Reggae Sunsplash II in Montego Bay.
Albums with the Melody Makers (1985-2001)
1985: Play the Game Right
1986: Hey World!
1988: Conscious Party
1989: One Bright Day
1991: Jahmekya
1993: Joy and Blues
1995: Free Like We Want 2 B
1997: Fallen Is Babylon
1999: The Spirit of Music
2000: Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers Live, Vol. 1
Solo albums
Main article: Ziggy Marley discography
2003: Dragonfly
2006: Love Is My Religion
2009: Family Time
2011: Wild and Free
2014: Fly Rasta
2016: Ziggy Marley
2018: Rebellion Rises
2020: More Family Time
Live albums
2008: Love Is My Religion Live
2009: Ziggy Live From Soho
2013: Ziggy Marley in Concert
2017: We are the People Tour
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