Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
Jamaican reggae family group
United States • 1986-01-01 – 2000-01-01
Biography
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers were a Jamaican-American reggae family group whose line-up consisted of the children of musicians Bob Marley and Rita Marley, including lead singer Ziggy Marley with Sharon Marley, Cedella Marley, and Stephen Marley. Formed in 1979 in Brooklyn, New York, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers members began their musical endeavours in their pre-teens under the name the Melody Makers. Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers were launched into mainstream recognition following the release of their best-selling fourth album, Conscious Party, which contained the hit single "Tomorrow People" and the number-one single "Tumblin' Down". Their fifth album, One Bright Day, which contains themes of optimism and self-empowerment, was released in 1989. In 2000, they toured worldwide for the release of their live DVD, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Live (2001). In 1996, they sang the theme song for the animated children's TV series Arthur.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
105 releases · 17 albums · active 1988–2008
- Production · 73
- Performance · 24
- Other credits · 13
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Tuff Gong Recording Studio · The Castle Recording Studios · Dominion Theatre · Sixteenth Avenue Sound
Frequent collaborators
- Arthur And Friends
- U2
- Various
- Hans Zimmer