Artist profile - Ky-Mani Marley: “The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just go find the ones worth suffering for” |16 February 2017

 Every week the Entertainment page will try to bring you a short profile on an artist, be it in the performing, visual or other forms of arts.

In our seventh profile, readers will learn more about the talented artist Ky- Mani Marley.

He is a Jamaican reggae and hip-hop artist. His name is of East African origin, and means ‘Adventurous Traveller’. He is the only child of the legendary Bob Marley with Anita Belnavis, a Jamaican table tennis champion.

Recently Ky-Mani Marley, also an actor in the popular movie ‘One Love’, was live in concert in Seychelles to celebrate his father’s birthday. His message remains the same like his father’s: ‘One love, one aim, and one destiny’.

Q: It was your first concert in Seychelles, how was it?

A:  The show was great, the energy and the vibration of the people was very amazing. The Seychellois people were very welcoming. Since I landed in Seychelles it has been a precious moment for me.  For the first time, I was playing with Redemption band, but we still had a wonderful night to present a good show.

Q:  You are the son of the legendary Bob Marley. Do you follow in your father’s footstep?

A: I was raised in the United States, my inspiration is music. The world knows my father as a reggae musician, for me I’ve embraced different genres of music from reggae to hip-hop. It is about being myself, and continue the legacy of one love.

Q:  How do you balance acting and your music career?

A:  It is my duty to make everyday count in my life, by using every chance I get. Acting is something that I always wanted to do since I was a child; the first time I got the opportunity to act in a movie was ‘One love’, also ‘Shottas’. Currently I am also working on the TV Series ‘Shottas’ in Miami. Last year I released a new album with Gentlemen entitled ‘Conversations’. That album is very important because it talks about life.

Q: When you are on tour, do you promote your father’s music?                                                                  

A:  I never do a show without singing at least some of my father songs. It is always important for me to get back to the roots where it has started for us. We still carry on his legacy.

Q:  What do you think about your father’s legacy?

A:  It is so amazing that words can’t really describe. After so many years, that vibe gets stronger and stronger. When you see people able to sing my father’s songs in each country, it is truly a blessed moment.

Compiled by U.J.