19 Mar 2024

Music feature: Bob Marley with Tigilau Ness

From Afternoons, 2:30 pm on 19 March 2024

This week's music feature is all about the son of Jamaica and global symbol of reggae Bob Marley and his outsized influence on the music scene despite his untimely death.

His distinctive vocals and songwriting style also saw him become a Rastafarian icon, infusing his music with a political and spiritual message.

Taking a deep-dive into Marley's discography today is Aotearoa's own activist and music legend, Polynesian Panther Tigilau Ness.

Tigilau Ness and Jesse Mulligan. Tigilau is holding a framed photo of his 1979 ticket to Bob Marley and The Wailers, framed by Te Papa.

Photo: Ayana Piper-Healion

Bob Marley, Jamaican music legend (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981)

Bob Marley, Jamaican music legend (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) Photo: Bob Marley