Cedella Marley, the daugher of Jamaican reggae singers Bob and Rita Marley, and her son Saiyan pose for a photograph as they view the Bob Marley One Love Expertise on the Saatchi Gallery, in London, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. (Ian West/PA through AP)
LONDON --
Bob Marley's daughter and grandson on Wednesday visited an exhibition that opened in London telling the life story of the late Jamaican reggae singer.
The "One Love Expertise," at London's Saatchi Gallery for the following 10 weeks earlier than heading on a multi-city tour, options memorabilia, images and private objects. These vary from the unique handwritten lyrics of "Flip Your Lights Down Low" to sneakers Marley wore within the Nineteen Seventies.
Born in 1945 within the rural Jamaican city of 9 Mile, Marley turned a worldwide famous person with hits corresponding to "No Lady, No Cry" and "One Love." He died of melanoma most cancers in 1981 aged 36.
"The hope is to take the sensation of Bob Marley and the spirit of One Love," mentioned curator Jonathan Shank.
Marley's daughter Cedella, who helped curate the exhibition, mentioned she was happy with the interactivity, significantly within the room devoted to Marley's sport pursuits.
"Actually lovely footage of daddy taking part in soccer," she mentioned. "It is very sensory. That was the intention and I believe we now have finished it."
Cedella used her go to to London to go to her father's Nineteen Seventies house at close by Oakley Road in Chelsea, the place he stayed whereas recording music.
"I've by no means been there earlier than, so it was my first time," she mentioned. "Daddy used to dwell in that place ... And I can see why as a result of the park is simply throughout the road, so he might play soccer and simply return to jamming."
Marley's 18-year-old grandson Saiyan mentioned London will need to have been particular to Marley as he selected there to get away after an assassination try.
"I really feel like yearly I simply be taught one thing new about him," Saiyan informed Reuters.
"I simply need to carry his legacy, and maintain it down for gramps, you recognize."
(Reporting by Edward Baran; Enhancing by Karishma Singh and Cynthia Osterman)
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