In 2015, Ziggy began crafting ideas in his bedroom and home studio, from these sessions has come the musician’s killer new self-titled LP and Marley’s first release in two years, following 2014’s critically acclaimed Fly Rasta, which took home the 2015 GRAMMY award for Best Reggae Album.
For the first time in his history he didn’t discard any ideas; he put everything down admitting, “they’re all connected, and it opened up the scope.” Incorporating that spirit of exploration, he began to look outward at the landscape around him and wrote wrote about something everyone can relate to.
Throughout the course of his three-decade career it’s fair to say that Ziggy has built a music legacy worthy of his legendary family name, and this new LP – an exploration magnetic flurries of creativity surrounding him on his musical journey – is no exception.
“This album is about the struggle of humanity. I’m not singing about my own struggle but that of the human family—which I feel a strong connection to. I found myself emotionally and consciously affected by the plight of our species in general. We’re all family. We can’t let ego be the driver; truth has to be the driver.” Explains Ziggy Marley himself.
To celebrate the release of this stunning album out this Friday the 20th of May (via Source Music) we have an early premiere of the LP to share with you today. Check out the album below and if you like what you’re hearing be sure to visit www.ziggymarley.com for more info.
