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In 2008, the small hamlet of Banatski Sokolac in northeastern Serbia dedicated a statue to Bob Marley.
"We are honoured to announce that the first monument in Europe of the reggae legend Bob Marley will be erected in Banatski Sokolac," said the Internet site of the Rock Village festival.
The dedicators continued the August 23, 2008 statement by stating:
"Our village thus enters into history and supporters and all those who respect this 'liberty fighter armed with a guitar' can take part in the unveiling ceremony."
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Formerly known as the Stanley Theater, the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts was constructed in 1927 and restored in 1987. The 2,800 seat theater was placed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1986.
Bob Marley played his last live concert here on September 23, 1980, before his death in 1981.
Prince kicked off his Controversy Tour in 1981 at the Stanley.
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Amandla--Festival of Unity—was a world music festival held at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 21, 1979. The word 'Amandla' is from the South-African Zulu language and means 'power', 'strength' or 'energy'.
The goals of the concert were to support and celebrate the liberation of Southern Africa as well as the on-going efforts of people in Boston to end racism in their families, schools, workplaces and communities.
Bob Marley and the Wailers were the headliners, and he made several speeches during the concert. Other performers included Patti LaBelle, jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri, drummer Babatunde Olatunji, the South African band Jabula and comedian Dick Gregory.
Marley was supporting his album "Survival" at the time, his most political album to that point. Around 20,000 people attended the festival.
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Island Records founder and producer Chris Blackwell gifted his Kingston residence and company headquarters at 56 Hope Road (then known as Island House) to Bob Marley. Housing Tuff Gong Studios, the property became not only Marley's office, but also his home.
On December 3, 1976, two days before "Smile Jamaica", a free concert organized by the Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley in an attempt to ease tension between two warring political groups, Marley, his wife, and manager Don Taylor were wounded in an assault by unknown gunmen inside Marley's home at this address. All three made full recoveries. Two days later, although wounded in the chest and arm from bullet wounds, Marley performed at the concert.
When asked why he performed, Marley responded:
""The people who are trying to make this world worse aren’t taking a day off. How can I?"
Today, this address is the site of the Bob Marley Museum.
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This flat is where Bob Marley lived when he first came to London in 1972.
The blue plaque on the exterior reads:
Robert Nesta Marley
1945-1981
Singer, Lyricist, and Rastafarian Icon
Lived Here 1972
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