Co-produced by Ziggy Marley and Chris Blackwell, “Marley” is perhaps the most up close and personal biography of the music legend; it includes candid interviews with family, friends, lovers, musicians and those who knew Bob best, as well live footage from performances around the world. Some of the segments will shock you and bring you to tears; other parts will leave you speechless. “Marley” traces the artist’s life from his birth in 1945 to his untimely death from cancer in 1981 at age 36.
 “I feel happy to have reached the completion of this movie,” said Ziggy, who walked the red carpet with his wife and business partner, Orly Marley. “I think we did our father proud in doing this, uplifting him more and keeping his spirit alive. I feel like he’s here right now.”
“The film has been getting good response from both critics and viewers alike,” said Ziggy. “People are loving it and I think it’s something that I want my great, great grandchildren to
Ziggy and Orly Marley look at if they want to know about their ancestors, 100 years from now if they want to know about their forefathers. This is like a historical document for my children’s children. In saying that, it is so personal because the family is involved and the people who love Bob are getting to be inside the family. This is the inside scoop.”
 Cameras were blazing for the children of Bob Marley, -- including Cedella Marley, Karen Marley, Rohan Marley, who offered a taste of his line of Bob Marley Coffee in the lobby and Robbie Marley, a soft spoken poet and artist—as they proudly walked the red carpet.
International rap mogul Snoop Dogg was a surprised guest on the red carpet. Wearing a red green and gold Rasta inspired tam and a star shaped Bob Marley pendant, Snoop discussed his new projects and the impact of Bob Marley on his life. Rohan Marley
 “Bob Marley is like a forefather to me; he symbolizes peace, love and great music,” said Snoop. “It rubs off on me and the music I make. I just got back from Jamaica doing a reggae album called ‘Reincarnated’ and a movie. His influence is really heavy on me right now; I’m Rastafari right now as we speak. I’m really under the umbrella of Bob Marley and his music and what he symbolized. My new reggae album, ‘Reincarnated’ is a 12 song album that I did with Major Lazer.
Snoop Dogg We did it in Jamaica, the whole album from top to bottom. It’s all me singing. We’ve got some beautiful writers and background singers to make it look like it’s supposed to look. It’s peace, love and harmony.”
 Famed singer Lloyd “Bread” McDonald, half of the Wailing Souls duo, walked the red carpet with his wife, Leonie McDonald of Strictly Vegan foods. As a lifelong friend and musical collaborator, Bread shares his memories of Bob Marley in the film.
“It’s a great feeling to know that my bredren—mi and him grow up inna Trench Town in the ghetto---is honored in this form tonight right here in Hollywood. If he were around today, he would get a big kick out of it. Yeah, we would be Bread and Leonie McDonald laughing. Jah know. I love all of his songs, because most of them, I was fortunate enough in the early days before he got famous to listen to them before they were even recorded because he was always singing them among us. I was always singing in a group with him, ‘cause whenever he was rehearsing, sometime it was 20 of us guys rehearsing at the same time. We always formed the background vocals. Even if Bunny (Wailer) and Peter (Tosh) were not there, he didn’t worry about it because he knew he had background singers right there.”
 Legendary drummer Carlton “Santa” Davis, also a longtime Bob Marley friend and contemporary who currently tours and records with Ziggy, is a featured commentator in the film.
“Bob Marley made (reggae) music become what it is, with the help of other people,” said Davis. “The reality is that Bob Marley laid a mark down and he set the bar. When we were young musicians coming up and we heard the Wailers, we wanted to be like them. Bob Marley set an
Carlton "Santa" Davis example and a lot of musicians are following his example right now, including me.”
 Acclaimed actress and activist Holly Robinson Peete also came out in support of “Marley.”
“To me, Bob Marley means unity, global charm; he means real music that touches everyone,” said Robinson Peete. “We could use a global figure like that today. My favorite album is ‘Kaya’ from top to bottom. There’s not a bad cut on that album.”
Holly Robinson Peete
Singer/songwriter Rocky Dawuni is known as the Bob Marley of Ghana. Dawuni, who was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 2011, is also Ghana’s Tourism Ambassador.
“The honorable Bob Marley represented African identity. The honorable Bob Marley fought on behalf of Africa. The honorable Bob Marley, regardless of how he was elevated as a star of music, always championed the cause of
Rocky Dawuni Africa. As an African artist who has been greatly influenced in my work by Bob Marley, I feel that this is a day of celebration and also validation that his message still resonates in this time. His message is very important in this time, in moving forward.”
 Naia Kete, a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice” is one of the young, upcoming artists who have been influenced by Bob Marley. The dreadlocked songstress has been singing cover versions of Marley’s “Them Belly Full.”
“It has so much fire; I love it,” said Kete. “I feel like the epitome who Bob is to me is a super fiery spirit on stage. He just ignites this passion in people and that song does it for me.”
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