Bob Marley performs at a ‘Viva Zimbabwe’ independence celebration in April 1980. William F. Campbell/Getty Images February 5, 2024 From rebel to retail − inside Bob Marley’s posthumous musical and merchandising empire Mike Alleyne, Middle Tennessee State University How did a musician whose songs were suffused with messages of anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism become so commercialized?
Burna Boy promotes his new album Love, Damini in the US. Prince Williams/Wireimage August 12, 2022 How Burna Boy set the world alight with his mixed brew of influences Sanya Osha, University of Cape Town With his new album Love, Damini he has conquered the world. But how much of his creative soul does he have left?
The cover of “Ghost town”. Pop Sike December 11, 2017 ‘Ghost Town’: a haunting 1981 protest song that still makes sense today Abigail Gardner, University of Gloucestershire A 1981 odd and eerie protest song, ‘Ghost Town’, still resonates today. It remains a cry out against injustice, against closed off opportunities by those who have pulled the ladder up.