Ky-Mani Marley (born February 26, 1976 in Falmouth Jamaica) is a Jamaican actor and reggae musician, he is the son of singer Bob Marley and table tennis Champion Anita Belnavis and half-brother of Ziggy Marley Marley's first appearance as musician took place in 1996 when he recorded Like Father Like Son, an album consisting of covers of some of his father's songs his next album in 1999 "The Journey" was mass among critics and achieved relatively good sales His 2001 album "Many more roads" was nominated for a Grammy for best reggae album, he lost his brother Damian's album, "Halfway Tree"
In 2002, he played the lead role (Biggs) in the movie Shottas along with Spragga Benz Paul Campbell, Louie Rankin Wyclef Jean Screechie Bop and many more, it isan original story which shows life in a shotta / gangster on the streets of Jamaica and Miami
He achieved even greater success as a musician with a cover of Eddy Grant's Electric Avenue, in collaboration with The Fugees' Pras He has also starred in several films including Shottas in 2002 and John the Baptist in the 2004 film Haven
Remaining true to his Jamaican culture Ky-Mani '?'s love for all types of music affects the work he creates Ky - Mani is an artist without borders incorporate world music hip hop blues rock and a grass-roots sound of music the end product is a pure representation of life for Ky-Mani In Ky-Mani Marley sound is one that exceeds cultural lines and prohibits him can not be categorized as just a reggae enrtist His rude of?? rfalskade gruff sound captures the listener and reverberates at the heart of Ky-Mani? s life story
Ky-Mani launched its latest album "Radio" 2007 album features several key singles including One Time in March and Conversation including All Songs include Marley's unique sound of classical reggae beats mixed with contemporary hip hop also featured on the CD are some of today's hottest artists including Young Buck, Mya and Gail Gotti
