Bob Marley ‘Africa Unite’ posthumous album features Nutty O, Winky D

IT would be a mockery to describe the story of Zimbabwe without including the late Jamaican reggae icon, Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley and his band, The Wailers, whose performance on Independence Day in 1980 is one that will be remembered forever in the country’s musical corridors.

His music is timeless and has global reach and rebirth will continue with the release of his posthumous album, “Africa Unite”, which will honour his legacy with a lively combination of Reggae and Afrobeats.

“Africa Unite” was initially released as a single from Bob Marley’s 1979 album “Survival”. The project will be given a new Afrobeats drive while retaining its reggae soulful feel.

Reggae fans can expect to hear ear-rumbling reworked versions of Marley’s hits such as Redemption Song, Three Little Birds, Buffalo Soldier, Jammin, and fan favourite, One Love.

Marley’s enormous effect on Africa is evident and Zimbabwe will be represented on the project by reggae-dancehall artistes, Nutty O and Winky D. The duo will have their own take on Bob Marley’s classic “So Much Trouble in the World” with DJ Tamuka overseeing the vocal-capturing of the song.

The project is simply an extension of the pair’s remarkable CVs, which have propelled them to the status of continental music superstars.

Reflecting on his involvement in the album, Nutty O told Chronicle Showbiz that the project will see him soar to dizzy heights.

“Legends never die, and definitely this is God exalting me into another dimension of greatness. This is a deep confirmation of my purpose as I was born to do this, no questions there,” he said.

The stellar line-up of African talent on the album includes Ami Faku, Rema, Tiwa Savage, Afro B, Teni and Oxlade, Davido, Sarkodie, Ayra Starr, Patoranking, and Skip Marley who is Bob Marley’s grandson being the only Jamaican to feature.

According to the handlers of the project, the 10-track album is available for pre-order and will be released on August 4.

Bob Marley, one of the pioneers of the reggae genre, died of cancer in 1981 and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. – @MbuleloMpofu.