Lecture: Bob Marley: The Creation of a Voice

What does it mean to have a "voice," to create a voice, to find one's voice? This evening we will look at Bob Marley's music and persona to explore the nature and importance of "voice"—a concept that includes what one is saying, how one expresses oneself, the context of the communication, and its impact.

Part-listening session, part-lecture, in this workshop we will look behind the icon to explore the man and musician and, of course, his message. We'll see afresh why his original, urgent voice was, and still is, so appealing and essential. With his music and biography as our guide, we will show how Bob Marley developed his voice and thereby became a voice for us all.

AN EVENING LECTURE

Friday, February 13, 7–9:30pm

09WSA27P

$15 (No Member Discount)

Garnette Cadogan is a Jamaican-American music critic and writer who is currently at work on a book about Bob Marley. He has written for Transition, Vibe, Caribbean Review of Books and other publications, and lectures widely at several universities.

http://www.opencenter.org/content/view/2260/5/

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