The spotlight will be shone on the life and work of late Jamaican reggae singer, Bob Marley, later this month when the Americas Society hosts an inaugural symposium on the late icon and his legacy.
The symposium will address the life and work of Marley by bringing together associates of the late musician, composer, Rastafarian, and world-culture icon, including Chris Blackwell, founder, Island Records and Christopher John. The first event will kick off on November 16 and will be followed by a panel discussion with scholars Robert Hill of UCLA, Herbie Miller of the Edna Manley College of the Visual & Performing Arts, Jamaica, as well as musician Ibo Cooper of the Edna Manley College on November 17th.
A launch of Review 81 – Bob Marley and His Legacy, Fall 2010 – will wrap up the event on November 18th and will feature guest editors Lorna Goodison From Harvey River; Christopher Winks of Queens College/CUNY and poets/writers including Jacqueline Bishop, Kwame Dawes, and Shara McCallum.
All three events will be held from 7 p.m. each day at Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue, New York, NY in collaboration with the Consulate General of Jamaica in New York and InterAmericas.
Concurrent to the symposium, the Consulate General of Jamaica in New York will present an exhibition of images from Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae: The Photographs of Kim Gottlieb-Walker (Titan Books 2010) at 767 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor, NYC with a special preview on Tuesday, November 16th from 5 p.m
