Thursday Mar 26, 2020
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
March 26, 2020 Show Starts at 7:30pm Doors Open at 6:00pm
The Flying Monkey 39 Main Street Plymouth, NH 03264
AGES 13+ Tickets Start at $45
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DOORS: 6:00PM SHOW: 7:30 AGES: 13+ EVENING WITH: STEPHEN MARLEY ACOUSTIC SOUL The second son of Bob and Rita Marley, eight time Grammy winning musician and producer Stephen was born on April 20, 1972; he began his career as a precocious six-year old singing, dancing and playing percussion with his siblings in the group The Melody Makers whose first single “Children Playing in The Streets” was produced by their father in 1979 and released on Tuff Gong, the label founded by Bob in the late 60s. While still a teenager he assisted in the production of The Melody Makers’ albums including their three Best Reggae Album Grammy winners “Conscious Party” (Virgin Records, 1989) “One Bright Day” (Virgin Records, 1990) and “Fallen Is Babylon” (Elektra Entertainment, 1998). In 1993 Ziggy and Stephen founded Ghetto Youths International as a means of controlling their own music and helping upcoming artists. Stephen’s earliest solo production efforts for Ghetto Youths International includes his late grandmother’s (Cedella Booker) album “My Altar”, followed in 1995 by the Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers single “Works To Do” and younger brother Damian’s “10,000 Chariots”. In 1996 Damian released his debut album “Mr. Marley”, on the Ghetto Youths imprint, on which Stephen played several instruments and wrote most of the songs, as well as producing the album. The first project that brought Stephen’s production capabilities widespread attention was “Chant Down Babylon”, where he audaciously manipulated his father’s original vocal outtakes from the 1970s Island Records’ sessions, splicing them into duets with hip-hop and R&B artists, while updating the Wailers’ richly textured one-drop rhythms with an assortment of samples, loops and overdubs. “Chant Down Babylon” achieved its objective of bringing Bob’s music to a new generation of fans, earned a Grammy nomination, was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America and has sold more than one million copies worldwide. Stephen’s hip-hop infused dancehall beats were far more fluid and complex on Damian’s 2001 album “Half Way Tree” (Ghetto Youths/Motown), demonstrating Stephen’s equal dexterity in creating rugged roots reggae rhythms, which supported the well-crafted, substantial lyrics and Damian’s vocal flow. “Half Way Tree” yielded several hits in Jamaica, and internationally, including “More Justice” and “It Was Written” (featuring Capleton) and won the 2002 Grammy for Best Reggae album. For the past two years, Stephen and his team worked on the development production and promotion of the annual Kaya Fest. Now in its third year, the Kaya Fest is a music and awareness festival intended to educate the public on the many benefits of Cannabis. In 2019 the festival will expand with showcases in both Florida and Southern California. $1 of every ticket sale goes to Ghetto Youth Foundation. PRIVATE MEET & GREET WITH STEPHEN MARLEY Benefiting Ghetto Youths Foundation Join us directly following the show for an exclusive Meet & Greet opportunity with Stephen Marley! Each Meet & Greet event is limited to no more than 50 guests, and provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the eight-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, producer, and humanitarian, Stephen "Ragga" Marley. Proceeds from the Meet & Greet directly benefit the charitable work of GHETTO YOUTHS FOUNDATION, a non-profit organization founded by Stephen, Damian, and Julian Marley to provide aid and resources, opportunity and hope, to communities in need across the globe. Tickets are $125/person and do NOT include entry to the performance (please purchase show tickets directly from venue website). Each Meet & Greet guest will also receive a complimentary PIC LOVE bracelet (www.ghettoyouthsfoundation.org/piclove) Meet & Greet tickets can be purchased at: www.ghettoyouthsfoundation.org/events
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