Rita Marley celebrates 78 birthday for charity
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- The Marley Group will mark the 78th birthday of the family matriarch Rita Marley with a special celebration dubbed ‘Love Iyah ‘78’.
- The ‘First Lady of Reggae’, co-founder of <a href="https://www.tuffgong.com/">Tuff Gong International</a> and global humanitarian, will have a star studded birthday celebration that will culminate with a concert, produced by Tuff Gong.
- The event will be livestreamed on Tuff Gong TV’s YouTube channel on Marley’s birthday, July 25 at 4 p.m.
- Admiral Tibet, Warrior King, Tifa, Sharon Marley, Big Youth, Jaz Elise, and Grub Cooper (formerly of Fab 5) are expected to perform on the night.
- “We are honored to celebrate my mother, mentor, and best friend.
The Marley Group will mark the 78th birthday of the family matriarch Rita Marley with a special celebration dubbed ‘Love Iyah ‘78’.
The ‘First Lady of Reggae’, co-founder of Tuff Gong International and global humanitarian, will have a star studded birthday celebration that will culminate with a concert, produced by Tuff Gong. The event will be livestreamed on Tuff Gong TV’s YouTube channel on Marley’s birthday, July 25 at 4 p.m.
Admiral Tibet, Warrior King, Tifa, Sharon Marley, Big Youth, Jaz Elise, and Grub Cooper (formerly of Fab 5) are expected to perform on the night.
“We are honored to celebrate my mother, mentor, and best friend. As a proud black Jamaican entrepreneur, she has broken so many barriers and built a lasting legacy,” said Cedella Marley, the first-born child of Bob and Rita Marley and chief executive officer of the Bob Marley Group of Companies. “Her strength, wisdom, kindness, and love have inspired us all and she continues to be our guiding light.”
This year’s celebration will shine a spotlight on Marley’s remarkable journey. Highlights will include readings from her book No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley by broadcaster Dahlia Harris. Additionally, exclusive scenes from the Bob Marley: One Love movie will provide viewers with greater insight into her life.
The ‘Love Iyah ‘78’ celebration will support initiatives such as the Hurricane Beryl Relief efforts, and the Rita Marley education scholarship valued at $4 million, and the Adopt-A-Clinic initiative, that will benefit the Bull Bay Heath Centre.
The Rita Marley Foundation works towards the alleviation of poverty for peoples of developing and less developed countries. Its long term function is to eradicate poverty and hunger in specific selected communities using as its tools: empowerment of those communities through the creation of economic investments, improvement of educational opportunities and the development of knowledge and proper practice in nutrition and health care. The foundation is supported by funds from donors and collaborators.
