Ceela Marley And The Redemption Song By Cedella Marley

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Cedella Marley was at the age of eighteen when she gave birth to Robert (Bob) Nesta Marley on February 6th, 1945. He spent his early life in a rural community known as the Nine Miles, which was located in mountain terrain in St. Ann. Nine Miles preserved the African ancestry; such as the art storytelling. These stories had a great influence on Marley; they set a path for deep cultural context and mysticism to his songwriting he would do later in life. Bob Marley’s father, Norval, financially supported his son but the last time they saw each other was when Bob was five years old. In 1950, Bob was in his teens, he returned to western Kingston and settled in Trench Town. Trench Town was filled with squatters and government yard developments that …show more content…

Even though Marley passed in 1981 his songs of love, peace and protest still remain popular. The American entertainment media brand, Billboard, posted the top ten greatest protest songs by Bob Marley. We are going to look at five of them; “Simmer Down”, “Get up, Stand up”, “I Shot the Sherriff”, “Concrete Jungle”, and “Redemption Song”.
Simmer Down was released in 1972, in any period it takes a lot of courage to call out your peers but this is exactly what Marley and The Wailers did. In Simmer Down their lyrics were aimed at their not so good peers in Jamaica, “Simmer down, control my temper Simmer down, the battle will be hotter”, the artists are asking the men of Jamaica to end all the violent crime occurring in the capital.
“Most people think Great God will come from the skies Take away everything And make everybody feel high But if you know what life is worth You will look for yours on earth”; Get Up, Stand up was written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, this song was influenced by their upbringing in Jamaica where they had to fight for the acceptance and respect of their Rastafarian culture, they are telling people to stand up and never stop fighting for what they …show more content…

This song was Marley’s way of showing his legacy in just two hundred words. This song shows a little history on slavery; “Old pirates, yes, they rob I; Sold I to the merchant ships”, “We forward in this generation Triumphantly.”, this line is suggesting to the abolition of slavery. The most powerful line in this song being, “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; None but ourselves can free our minds.”; you may not have the chains around your ankles anymore but to be truly free you must not allow people to dictate what you think, say, or feel. This song is Marley telling his audience to learn and prosper from their past and always continue fighting for your rights and your

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