By the Zonagirante.com team @spinning zone

Cover art by Zonagirante Studio 

Robert Nesta Marley He left us far too soon. In three months he would have turned eighty, and I'm sure we would still see him from time to time on the world's most important stages. I'm sure he would have a lot to say about what's happening in the world right now. And we'd bet our shirts that their new songs would be a headache for the extremists, racists, and supremacists who are stalking us these days. But that didn't happen. On May 11, 1981, in a Miami hospital, he closed his eyes and could go no further. Cancer devoured him in a few months, and as he said goodbye to his family, his last words were to his son. Ziggy, to whom he said: «"Money can't buy life.".

Many teenagers in the hemisphere have at some point in their lives had a poster with their image, and many posted their photo surrounded by smoke And they thought, as they watched her, that life would be easier if they spent a good while living in Nine Mile, a few meters from the house where the master was born, smoking all day, and letting their hair grow long enough to scandalize the family, talking to them about messages of peace and love and smelling of illegal green substances.

But Marley wasn't simply a character who wrapped his words in cannabis. He was the artist who made millions of hopeful listeners around the world enjoy the splendor of reggae. and they trusted his words that spoke of rebellion and better days for humanity. His compositions, in any of the current music publishing formats, continue to be played on countless playback devices and, despite his death more than forty-one years ago, according to Spotify figures, At least twenty million people listen to their original productions every month. Bob Marley is on par with the greatest in the history of music, that's undeniable.

Continuing with our specials that pay tribute to these figures With a playlist made exclusively of covers from Latin America, we found ten very fun and unexpected gems. We begin the tour with the Brazilian Luis Carlos, who in 2017 released an acoustic album with versions of songs made by the Jamaican, and from whose collection we chose Waiting in vain.

This compilation includes some curious moments, such as the one featuring... Bulletproof, Latinos residing in New York, who recorded Rat Race with an intense use of percussion that never lets up throughout the entire production. We also have a lysergic interpretation of No Woman No Cry, on behalf of Andrés Calamaro, which includes distorted voice and a moment that seems taken from an effusive British rave. It's a great surprise to hear the beautiful version she does. The Costa Rica Philharmonic Orchestra of  Buffalo Soldier with the brilliant vocal collaboration of Mitchell Brunnings. From Buenos Aires, Attaque 77 He unleashes his punk spirit and delivers an interesting production of Redemption Song, which is accompanied by a respectful translation of the original text. 

Anyway, from Argentina, Brazil, Brooklyn, Costa Rica and Cuba, We bring you unique and exciting perspectives that pay tribute to an eternal figure we continue to miss. Greetings, Bob, wherever you are.