This year, music and cultural icon Bob Marley would have turned 70 years old. To celebrate his father’s legacy, fellow reggae artist Damian Marley has embarked on his Catch a Fire tour, named in honor of his late father’s most successful album with The Wailers.
The tour kicked off last month in Philadelphia and features a stop at the Santa Barbara Bowl on September 25. Joining him on the tour will be Barrington Levy, Morgan Heritage, Tarrus Riley, Black Am I, and Jo Mersa, as well as Damian’s older brother Stephen Marley.
Thanks to a career that has spanned three decades, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley has achieved eminence in his own right while staying true to his family roots. Although his older brothers Ziggy, Stephen, and Julian have preferred to produce traditional reggae music, Marley has expanded the genre by collaborating with hip-hop, Indian, EDM, and rock artists. “It’s really about being myself and making the music that I like,” said Marley about carving out his own niche in the music world.