Daniel Bambaata Robert Nesta Marley (born 12 July 1989) is a Jamaican singer-songwriter. He is the eldest son of Ziggy Marley, and eldest grandson of Bob Marley.[1][2]
Bambaata Marley spent his early years in Jamaica before moving to Miami, Florida. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[3]
Bambaata Marley debuted in 2009 with the single "Live It Inna Fear", produced by Damian Marley.[4]
In 2010, he collaborated with his cousin Jo Mersa Marley on the single "My Girl".[5]
In 2011, he collaborated with his father Ziggy Marley, on the song "Changes".[6]
On 16 September 2015, the music video for his single "Waiting for the War" was released, the music video was awarded a Telly Award for 'Best Online Music Video' and a Telly Awards for 'Craft-Directing Video' by Wayan Palmieri. The artwork cover for "Waiting for the War" was a re-creation of Bob Marley's Soul Rebels album cover released by Bob Marley & the Wailers in 1970.[7][8][9]
In 2017, he made his screen debut in the short film Vagabonds starring Danny Glover & Robert Ri'chard.[10]
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"Waiting for the War" | 2015 | Wayan Palmieri |
"Unconditional" | 2017 | Wayan Palmieri |
"Deadbeat" | 2018 | Wayan Palmieri |
"Beyond" | 2020 | Wayan Palmieri |
"Fight Your Fears" | 2020 | Jason Goldwatch |
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