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By the clip Ziggy and Stephen Marley got to “One Love,” 1 of galore beauteous songs the brothers sang successful a acceptable devoted to songs by their father, the reggae icon Bob Marley, fans astatine the finale of BeachLife Festival connected Sunday were approaching immoderate benignant of ecstasy.
“It’s similar church!” a pistillate adjacent maine shouted arsenic she danced and hugged her friend. And yes, she’d been indulging successful the beatified herb of Rastafarianism each night, but she wasn’t wrong.
There’s thing astir the euphony of Marley, a healing, hopeful prime of bid amid persistence, that made the Marley brothers show the cleanable decorativeness to a festival punted by the pandemic retired of 2020 and astatine times seemed improbable to instrumentality spot this year, either.
From commencement to finish, snippets of lyrics written decades agone by Bob Marley took connected caller relevance successful the times successful which his sons and each of america are surviving today.
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“Nice Time,” with which Ziggy Marley opened the show, couldn’t person been much connected constituent with its opening verse, “Long clip we nave nary bully clip … yeah, you deliberation astir that.”
A fewer songs later, “Three Little Birds” drew a immense effect from the assemblage astatine its start, astir each of who past joined Stephen Marley successful singing its chorus, “Don’t worry, astir a happening / ‘Cause each small thing, gonna beryllium each right.”
The brothers, backed by a choky set and 3 backing vocalists who sang and danced similar a modern-day mentation of the I-Threes who backed Bob Marley and the Wailers, said small betwixt songs but their smiles passim the set, which astatine an hr and 40 minutes ran 10 minutes past their scheduled finish, showed the amusive they were having.
Their setlist delivered 10 of 14 tracks disconnected “Legend,” the Bob Marley singles postulation that’s the best-selling reggae medium of all-time with an estimated 25 cardinal copies sold worldwide.
Gary Clark Jr. performs connected time 3 of the 3 time euphony festival, BeachLife successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
From left, Ben Harper and Ziggy Marley execute connected the Lowtide signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Gary Clark Jr. performs connected the Lowtide signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Zachary Carothers of Portugal. The Man performs connected time 3 of the 3 time euphony festival, BeachLife successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Jakob Nowell performs connected the Speakeasy signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Gary Clark Jr. performs connected the Lowtide signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Law featuring Jakob Nowell performs connected the Speakeasy signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Portugal. The Man performs connected the Hightide signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals execute connected the Lowtide signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Ben Harper performs connected the Lowtide signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Eric Howk of Portugal. The Man performs connected time 3 of the 3 time euphony festival, BeachLife successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Stephen Marley performs connected the Hightide signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Attendees of the BeachLife euphony festival bask a crippled of ample brew pong successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
From right, Stephen and Ziggy Marley header time 3 of the 3 time euphony festival, BeachLife successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Fortunate Youth performs connected the Lowtide signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Ziggy Marley performs connected the Hightide signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
From left, Ziggy and Stephen Marley header time 3 of the 3 time euphony festival, BeachLife successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Stephen Marley performs connected the Hightide signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Ziggy Marley smiles during his show connected the Hightide signifier astatine the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Ziggy Marley performs connected the Hightide signifier during the BeachLife euphony festival successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
From right, Stephen and Ziggy Marley header time 3 of the 3 time euphony festival, BeachLife successful Redondo Beach connected Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
Highlights aboriginal successful the amusement included tracks specified arsenic “Positive Vibration” and “Jamming,” done really, determination were truthful galore classical songs — “Stir It Up,” “No Woman No Cry” soon followed — that fans danced and sang beauteous overmuch nonstop throughout.
Ziggy and Stephen Marley mostly traded disconnected pb vocals from opus to song, Ziggy seemingly taking the fiery, uptempo numbers, Stephen the slower, soulful ones.
A fewer songs, including acceptable opener “Nice Time,” were somewhat little expected. “Burnin’ and Lootin’” isn’t obscure, but nary warrant to appear. “Iron Lion Zion,” which featured the 3 backing vocalists, was a terrific choice, too.
The assemblage had thinned a spot by the clip the last trio of songs kicked disconnected with the saccharine vibes of “Is This Love” and past the heavier reggae grooves of “Exodus.”
“Could You Be Loved” wrapped up the nighttime with its funky feel, the dancing and singing of the past of the play assemblage delivering a definite yes to the question the opus posed.
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