Considered by many the father of reggae , Today the world remembers the 30 anniversary of the death of Bob Marley . The Jamaican singer died of a terminal cancer that originated in a toe injury in while playing a football match in Paris in 1977. The doctors advised him to cut it, but he refused. On May 11, 1981 died in just 36 years. Today, his music, however, is still alive. And the memory of their struggle, too. is why the world pays a deserved tribute to this global icon with a number of concerts around the globe, except in Kingston, his hometown. The highlight will be that of his son Ziggy , which Chris Cornell, Jennifer Hudson , Jakob Dylan, Keith Richards , Lauryn Hill and Lenny Kravitz , will be in a special program Jimmy Fallon on NBC . In Argentina, meanwhile, will be a great festival organized and led by Nonpalidece and invited different bands.
Social networks, of course, also were sidelined and Twitter, for example, millions of people do not stop talking about the father of reggae . With the trend topic (subject of the moment) RIP Bob Marley , Opinions to the singer were varied. In our country, for its part, the hash # bobmarley gave several people the chance to leave a message, put a video or spend some lyrics of their songs in 140 characters.
In Facebook users also paid him homage in his own way different. Many changed their profile pictures by a singer and put messages on your wall. As well as on YouTube , which rose more videos with all their hits.
was 30 years, Bob Marley remains the epitome of reggae music and a true idol to millions of young people around the world. Shortly before his death, the artist was honored with the order the merit of Jamaica, in recognition of his invaluable contribution to the culture. Today, despite the time elapsed, the influence of Bob Marley remains latent.
