KENYA: CEDELLA MARLEY BROOKER, BOB MARLEY'S MOTHER, PERFORMS IN NAIROBI

Record ID: 361106

  • Title: KENYA: CEDELLA MARLEY BROOKER, BOB MARLEY'S MOTHER, PERFORMS IN NAIROBI
  • Date: 30th December 1995
  • Summary: NAIROBI, KENYA (DECEMBER 30, 1995 / FILE) (RTV) NAIROBI, KENYA (DECEMBER 30, 1995) (RTV) CEDELLA MARLEY BROOKER (MOTHER B) ARRIVING AT NYAYO STADIUM BEFORE CONCERT
  • Embargoed: 14th January 1996 12:00
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  • Location: NAIROBI, KENYA
  • Country: Kenya
  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA69MLQ48YM2FSOQ9P5NSD9MRGW
  • Story Text: Cedella Marley Brooker, 70, mother of late reggae music maestro Bob Marley, performed on Saturday (December 30) at Nairobi's Nyayo Stadium. In extreme heat music lovers filled the stadium to hear the voice of Cedella's. However, crowds were dissapointingly thin and only 500 people turned up. In an intv.

    with reuters Cedella explained why she came to Kenya to perform and her views on the response that she has been given. She mentioned a cultural finding of roots in africa that moved her to visit the continent. MOTHER B, AS CEDELLA MARLEY BOOKER IS POPULARLY KNOWN PERFORMED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN KENYA LAST WEEK. SHE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A BAND CALLED IQULAH'S BAND, BUT I BELIEVE THAT SHE IS ACTUALLY A SOLOIST. ON THE BILL ALSO, WELL KNOWN (NEVER HEARD OF HIM MYSELF() REGGAE MUSICIAN NATTY DREAD, DORA-OTIMA AND ADE. THE 70 YEAR OLD GRANDMOTHER INSISTED WHILE SHE WAS IN KENYA TO VISIT THE COMMON PEOPLE, KENYA'S VERSION OF TRENCH TOWN, SHE WAS TAKEN TO A SLUM AREA OF NAIROBI CALLED KAWANGWERE. SHE IS LEAVING TODAY FOR UGANDA WHERE SHE WILL PERFORM AND THEN TO RWANDA FOR SOME MORE PERFORMANCES. SHE HAS SAID THAT IF SHE HAS TIME ON HER WAY BACK THROUGH KENYA SHE MAY PERFORM AT THE CARNIVORE, BUT LOCAL SOURCES SAY THAT IT IS UNLIKELY.
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