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Toronto marks Bob Marley’s 77th Birthday Eight-community leader to receive  Bob Marley Day Humanitarian Awards    Toronto City Council has proclaimed February 6th, Bob Marley Day in Toronto.  This is the 31st time that the city has honoured the late great Jamaican musician.  In previous years there have been public events held to mark the Reggae star’s birthday, this year it will be recorded at A Different Booklist Cultural Centre - The People's Residence and broadcast on YouTube at 3pm.   After the Proclamation issued by Mayor John Tory is read, we will honour this year’s recipients of the Bob Marley Humanitarian Award. Bookstore owner and author Itah Sadu will read from her book, a children’s story about how a new Canadian youngster makes friends with his principal over their mutual love for Bob Marley. We will also have a presentation on the progress o...

Wailers wait it out indoors while their new record soars high in charts around the charts By Stephen Weir The Wailers are enjoying one of their most successful records in decades, but for drummer Aston Barrett Jr, these days he is spending a lot of his time musing about the meaning of life.  While their new song One World, One Prayer climbs up the charts Barrett is holed up in Miami, talking to the media and waiting for the day when the worldwide virus lockdown is finally over. Bob Marley and the Wailers recorded, toured and made history together between 1972 and 1981. Today, the Wailers carry on the mission with band members who are legitimate members, children-of-legends and a host of immensely talented musicians. It was the request of the late Bob Marley that the Wailers keep his music alive after his death. Although they haven’t had a new record this century the Wailers continue to tour the globe playing Marley’s reggae sound! On any day in any other time, ...

BOOKS Children’s Literature – First Day At School In Canada For Jamaica’s Leroy By Stephen Weir Immigration and children is The hot topic button today.   The differences between Canada’s approach and the United States have never been so profound.   In the genre of Children’s Literature, Toronto author, storyteller and bookstore owner Itah Sadu’s latest book (her sixth)   – Greetings, Leroy – is suddenly germane to the discussion. Itah Sadu has written a new children’s picture book as an email to a friend back home about Roy’s first day at a Canadian school. His family has just moved to Canada from Jamaica. His new home is different from his old home – in in the North, even the sun feels cold! His nerves ease, though, as welcome reminders of home follow him through his day. It begins when his neighbour gives him a Bob Marley button as a gift to get him through that stressful first day at school. The principal tells him about the soccer team and his n...

. Bass Player f or Barrett Brackin and the Band who performed at the event  Today is Bob Marley Day in both Kingston, Jamaica and Toronto Canada. (The rest of the world is jealous) (article for Diversity Business Network website) Rowan Barrett - Basketball Canada  It was one  One Love in the Toronto City Council chambers this morning as the councillor Michael Thompson proclaimed February 6 th , Bob Marley Day in Toronto. There was  live music and dub poetry in City Hall following the proclamation and the Bob Marley Committee made 8 Bob Marley humanitarian award presentations to eight well-known Torontonians “ This marks the 22nd year that the  City of Toronto has official declared Bob Marley Day (which began with former Mayor Art Eggleton),” said Courtney Betty, Chairperson of the Bob Marley Day Committee . “  Bob Marley said One Love .  So, each year we take time to honour the best of the best, people - acting in t...