Two of reggae music’s top artists are coming to Nashville October 6.
Grammy and Emmy winner, musician, producer, activist and humanitarian Ziggy Marley along with the famed bandleader Burning Spear, will be appearing at the Ryman Auditorium as the “Do The Reggae” Tour comes to Music City.
Ziggy is the eldest son of Bob and Rita Marley. He first sat in on recording sessions with his father’s band, Bob Marley and the Wailers, when he was ten years old. From that beginning he was eventually joined by his brother Stephen and sisters Sharon and Cedella in becoming the Melody Makers. They started in 1985 with “Play the Game Right,” and won their first Grammy for their third album “Conscious Party” (1988), which was produced by Talking Heads’ Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth. It included the hit singles “Tomorrow People” and “Tumbling Down.” They’ve since won multiple others for various critically acclaimed and commercially successful projects…