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Cedella Marley Biography
Cedella Marley is a Jamaican singer, dancer, fashion designer, actress, and entrepreneur. She is the daughter of reggae singers Bob Marley and Rita Marley and the mother of Skip Marley.
In 2002, the group officially disbanded. Cedella is now the CEO of her father’s recording label, Tuff Gong International. She also helps run her family’s charitable organization, 1Love. In June 2010, Cedella released a song called, “Can You Feel The Love Tonight”, which was featured on the compilation album, “The Disney Reggae Club”.
In September 2011, she released her book “One Love”. Cedella is also featured in the documentary movie, “Marley”, which was released on April 2012. Cedella Marley is also currently recording an album to be released in 2012 or 2013.
Her musical Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds, which includes several of her father’s songs, opens at the New Victory Theater in New York City on February 2014.
In June 2014, Marley presented a line of menswear she designed inspired both by clothes her father wore on the soccer field as well as the 2014 World Cup team designs. It consisted mainly of sportswear items such as T-shirts, hoodies, and tracksuit jackets. The line was named, simply, Marley. The proceeds from the line will go toward funding Jamaica’s national women’s soccer team, the Reggae Girlz, of which Marley is currently a sponsor and official ambassador.
In November 2014, Cedella launched the cannabis brand Marley Natural, developed by the Marley family in conjunction with Privateer Holdings of Washington state, US.
Cedella Marley Age
Cedella Marley is a Jamaican singer, dancer, fashion designer, actress, and entrepreneur. Cedella was born on 23 August 1967. She ws 52 years old as of 2019.
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As the eldest daughter of reggae superstar Bob Marley, Cedella Marley grew up in Jamaica. But her second home was along the sandy shores of Cable Beach, Nassau, in the Bahamas. This is where the family had an eight-bedroom vacation home, located in a former governor’s mansion on the northern side of the island.
“We just fell in love with the place,” says Cedella. “It had lush gardens, oceanfront views, and it was where you could get your balance back and find renewed energy.” Some of Cedella’s fondest memories of her father—who passed away in 1981 at the age of 36 from cancer—can be traced back to the family’s times there, where they savored the laid-back Bahamian lifestyle. “Daddy really loved it,” she says. “You got to know all your neighbors, and I remember him jogging on the beach, enjoying the fresh fruit and the people.”
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Five months of renovations later, the 1.5-acre property opened this summer, and still retains the Rasta charm and personal touches of the Marley-family way of life.
The bedrooms have names that riff on lyrics (“Three Little Birds”), island life (“Mellow Mood”), and family nicknames (“My old bedroom is called ‘Nice Time,’ which is what my dad called me,” says Cedella), while the interior evokes a groovy island vibe with a mix of global-chic furnishings handpicked by Cedella and her younger sister Stephanie.
“When you go there, you don’t feel you’re at a ‘resort’ but like you’re staying over a friend’s house,” says Cedella. For authentic, home-cooked meals, the Simmer Down Restaurant melds Caribbean, Jamaican, and Bahamian flavors and influences, with dishes that include coconut shrimp, conch fritters, and lots of jerk chicken.
Fresh, hand-poured cocktails are served at the Stir It Up Bar, on the terrace, while two curving pools overlook the blue-green bay—all of which pretty much confirms that, yes, you are in #nofilter paradise.
Cedella Marley Siblings
Cedella Marley was born on August 23, 1967, and is the first daughter of Bob Marley, and also his first child with his fellow Jamaican singer Rita Marley. She became the vocalist of their family bands Ziggy Marley and Melody Makers.
She had several siblings which included Ziggy Marley, Sharon Marley, and Stephen Marley but others were not of the same mother since their father was notorious for having children with many women. She was brought up under strict rule even though she was born of an aristocratic lifestyle; she went to a catholic boarding school.
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The firm was recently commissioned to design the interior of a 12,000-square-foot Pinecrest home for Cedella Marley, the daughter of reggae icon Bob Marley, and her husband, David Minto. The couple and their three children plan to move in during January.
Cedella Marley Son
Skip Marley is a Jamaican singer-songwriter. He is the son of Cedella Marley and the grandson of Bob Marley.
Cedella Marley Career
1980–1999: Early life and The Melody Makers
Formed at the request of their father, Bob Marley, it was only after his death that the Melody Makers came into their own. Their vision, however, was similar to their father’s desire to bring people together through music and the Melody Makers’ pop-reggae sound has certainly done that.
The band comprises four of Bob Marley’s ten children, vocalist/guitarist Ziggy, vocalist/guitarist/drummer Stephen, vocalist Cedella, and vocalist Sharon. Her young brother Ziggy was the group’s leader, with Stephen often sharing in the songwriting and lead vocals.
In the late 80s and early 90s, Cedella Marley appeared in a few movies, including The Mighty Quinn (1989) starring Denzel Washington, and was the female lead in Joey Breaker (1993) opposite Richard Edson.
Cedella Marley Net Worth
Cedella Marley is a Jamaican singer, dancer, fashion designer, actress, and entrepreneur. She is the daughter of reggae singers Bob Marley and Rita Marley and the mother of Skip Marley.
Cedella Marley’s net worth is about two billion dollars. Her capital includes stocks, properties, and luxury goods such as yachts and private airplanes.
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Cedella Marley Soccer
Bob Marley’s Daughter Rescued Jamaican Soccer. Now She Wants The Country’s Help.
Cedella Marley stood near the stadium tunnel at Stade des Alpes as the Jamaican women’s national team walked off the field. The daughter of legendary reggae singer Bob Marley and the main benefactor of Jamaica’s women’s national soccer team, Marley had watched from afar as her Reggae Girlz limped to a 3-0 loss to Brazil in their first-ever Women’s World Cup match.
Jamaica entered the tournament as the darlings of this tournament ― a women’s team that made it to France just a decade after the Jamaica Football Federation cut funding and disbanded the team, and just five summers after FIFA stopped considering it inactive.
Marley is a big reason why: The singer and businesswoman have poured her own money into the revival of Jamaica’s women’s national team and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars more to keep it alive, all with the vision of getting it here, to France and women’s soccer’s biggest stage.
But because of a paperwork mix-up, Marley didn’t have the proper credentials to enter the field with her team, so she greeted the Reggae Girlz from the other side. And as they left, Marley waited for her chance to meet a woman who has served as one of the sport’s pioneers in her own way.
“I wouldn’t leave the stadium until I saw her,” Marley recounted during an interview last week. “I wouldn’t leave.”
The gate swung open, and there she was: Marta, the legendary Brazilian soccer star.
“You!” Marta yelled. “You don’t stop!” Marta screamed, tears welling in her eyes as she raised Marley’s arm in the air. “You don’t stop!”
Marley never has. She first began helping the Reggae Girlz in 2014, six years after the Jamaican federation cut funding for the team. She didn’t quit when, two years later, the federation disbanded the team again, or during a 30-month period from 2015 to 2018 when the Reggae Girlz didn’t play a single international match.
Marley’s financial backing ― some on her own, and more through the Bob Marley Foundation ― has helped provide a base of support for the team, which has also raised money through Indiegogo campaigns and fundraising events. They have received money as well from Alessandra Lo Savio, co-founder of the Alacran Foundation, a philanthropic organization.
Then, in January 2018, the nonprofit group called the Reggae Girlz Foundation launched with the mission to “improve the growth, development, and access to quality football programs that enhance the physical, mental and personal development of girls in underserved communities across Jamaica.”
Those efforts have helped fill gaps, but not all of them: Head coach Hue Menzies is a volunteer. There have been transportation debacles. Coaches have made stops at Costco to buy coats for players so they didn’t freeze during games in chillier climates. Teams like the United States practice at posh facilities meant for top-notch professional athletes. Jamaica’s women have struggled to simply get together for training camp at all.
Still, it was enough to at least get here, which Jamaica did last fall by rebounding from a 6-0 drubbing at the hands of the United States to beat Panama in a nervy match that required penalty kicks to decide. It made them the first Caribbean nation ever to qualify for the Women’s World Cup.
Marley’s help has made her a star among the Reggae Girlz: After the loss to Brazil, the Jamaican women spent last week telling Marley that they needed her with them before their second game, against Italy. They wanted her to dance with them, to celebrate that they’re here.
It wasn’t that long ago that few in Jamaica even knew the Reggae Girlz existed. If they did, they didn’t acknowledge the team. Marley remembers the games back in 2014 when the stadiums were empty.
“Thank God I brought my team and my family because we were the cheerleaders,” she said. “I brought a House of Marley boombox and we would play the theme song when the girls were running out to the stadium. It was hilarious the amount of stuff we did at the time. We were really having fun. And the girls were having fun, but they were taking every single task very seriously. And now we are here.”
Now, though, the fans back in Jamaica are “going crazy” over this team, she said.
The fans in France are too. When I asked Ian Simpson, who is originally from Jamaica but now lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, why his family had traveled to this town in France, he responded simply, “Jamaica.” He brought his 11-year-old daughter Ayanna.
For a country whose men can count only one World Cup appearance of their own, the Reggae Girlz’ first appearance is a rare chance to celebrate Jamaican soccer outside of the Caribbean.
“The Reggae Boyz were in France in 1998. Twenty years after, and now we have the females,” said Michael Thompson, a Jamaican man who lives in Toronto now. “We are on the world stage, well-represented.”
Sitting at a nearby restaurant with friends, Dahlia Steele-Huie had her Jamaica jersey on and her nails painted with the Jamaican flag. All of them were originally from Jamaica and now live in the United States.
They had been planning this trip for over a year because they wanted the team to know it has their full support. “We’d like to see other young girls play soccer,” Steele-Huie said. “Because when we were young, soccer was a taboo. So, we are happy to see this generation of women come out there and represent us in soccer.” That Jamaica lost to Brazil and would lose again to Italy later that night, didn’t seem to matter.
Thousands cheered despite a tough game against Italy, whose staunch defense kept Jamaica scoreless and whose offense did a number on them, scoring five goals. Jamaica’s superstar, Khadija “Bunny” Shaw drew a yellow card for a high kick that caught an Italian defender in the face. She still hasn’t scored, and after a frustrating performance, she declined to talk to the media.
The fans, though, continued to wave their flags as they walked back to their hotels in Reims, many talking about how they were traveling to Grenoble in the south of France, tucked into the Alps, for Tuesday’s final group-stage match against Australia.
Jamaica’s World Cup run will almost certainly end after that match. In Brazil, Italy, and the Aussies, Jamaica drew opponents from countries that have more established women’s soccer programs, either because their federations have historically invested more or because they’ve begun to, through direct influxes of cash into the national teams or through new domestic leagues.
But still, none of those countries spend enough on the women, as Marta can attest: After the Brazilian who has scored more World Cup goals than any woman in history added to her tally against Australia last week, she celebrated by pointing to a women’s equality flag on her boot.
At the post-match press conference, Menzies noted how infrequently Jamaica plays international matches, and how little money the team receives. “At the end of the day, we have to be doing this more often, because we have the tools, we have the components, and the natural athletes to do this,” he said. “We just have to as a country, as a nation … invest in football.”
Marley agrees.
“It’s like me going out there and singing with my father, I guess,” she said. “Can I out-sing for you? Maybe you shouldn’t do that. But you kind of want to do it because you want to earn your own respect, stand on your own two feet. And the girls can do it.”
It’s a harsh and sad reality of the Women’s World Cup that getting here may still not be enough to convince reticent soccer executives back home that real investments could pave the way to more success down the road. But look at what the Reggae Girlz have achieved without the help of the federation. It’s not hard to imagine what they could accomplish with even modest investments beyond what Marley and a patchwork of charitable efforts have provided.
I asked Marley what needed to change.
“Everything,” she said. “From top to bottom. We were talking about getting a broom and sweeping, and I said, ‘No. We need a vacuum for this shit because it’s so dirty, it’s so muddy.’”
Maybe the federation is finally moving in the right direction. The Reggae Girlz recently signed a contract that will pay $800 to $1,200 per month, retroactive to January, while the coach will receive $40,000. (The Jamaica Football Federation also said it had spent $4 million on the team, though the coaches dispute that.)
But if the federation doesn’t learn the lesson of this World Cup — if it tries to shirk its responsibility again — it’ll hear from Cedella Marley.“If the Federation wants to play muddy,” she said, “I got the voodoo for them, bitches.”
Cedella Marley Books
Cooking with Herb: 75 Recipes for the Marley Natural Lifestyle
Harambe for the Holidays: Vibrant Holiday Cooking with Rita Marley
One Love Doll
One Love
The Boy from Nine Miles: The Early Life of Bob Marley
The Boy from Nine Miles: The Early Life of Bob Marley
56 Thoughts from 56 Hope Road: The Sayings and Psalms of Bob Marley
Every Little Thing: Based on the Song ‘Three Little Birds’ by Bob Marley
Get Up, Stand Up
Cedella Marley Movies
1. Joey Breaker 2. Klash
Cedella Marley Instagram
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