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Damien Marley: Jamaica
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Marley's work was largely responsible for the mainstream cultural acceptance of reggae music outside of Jamaica. He signed to Chris Blackwell's Island Records label in 1971, at the time a highly influential and innovative label. Island Records boasted a retinue of successful and diverse artists including Genesis, John Martyn and Nick Drake. Though many people believe that Blackwell interfered with what Marley wanted to do with his own music, truth is that the knowledge this producer brought to the scene was critical in Marley's wish to bring reggae to the world.
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Marley is not convinced. "When them speak of fire it is a spiritual fire," he says. "But another part comes from faith. The churches all speak against homosexuality. But you don't walk around Jamaica and see homosexuals hanging from the lampposts," he adds. Well, actually Damian, you do see that.
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Damian was two years old when his father died, and is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. Damian's nickname is Junior Gong which is derived from his father's nickname of Tuff Gong. Damian has been performing since the age of 13. He shares with most of the Marley family a full-time career in music. Unlike his brothers and sisters... his musical specialty is "toasting", a Jamaican style of rapping.
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What's got the Internet abuzz is Marley's explanation of homophobia by his fellow artists. For example, T.O.K.'s "Chi Chi Man" song appeared to encourage the burning and killing of gay ("chi chi") men in Jamaica.
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