Bob Marley: What happens to the reggae star after the movie One Love?

Bob Marley: One Love, the first biopic on the King of Reggae, is currently in theaters starring Kingsley Ben-Adir. Directed by Reynaldo Marcus Green (The Williams Method) and produced by the singer’s family, his children Ziggy and Cedella and his wife Rita Marley (played by Lashana Lynch in the film). the only love Reminisces about the personal life and career of the singing icon who made reggae famous around the world.

The feature film does not depict the full life of Bob Marley, but focuses on two years. The film begins in December 1976 as Robert Nesta prepares to take the stage at the “Smile Jamaica” concert. Two days before the event, he was the victim of an assassination attempt. One Love ended on April 22, 1978, during the “One Love Peace” concert.

The biopic shows how the attack marked the life and work of Bob Marley and forced him into exile. Relocating to London, during which he and his band The Wailers created the album “speech”Named the best album of the 20th century Time magazine in 1998. Flashbacks to Khat’s childhood, as well as the discovery of his illness…

A disease discovered after a football injury

In 1977, during the Exodus Tour, Bob Marley and his band The Wailers staged a soccer match with French journalists the day before a concert in Paris. The gauze is damaged in the right toe. A few days later, he ended a London concert with a bloody leg. Therefore, the singer decides to consult a doctor. On July 7, 1977, after several tests, a specialist told him the terrible news: he had accrual lentiginous melanoma (ALM), a rare form of skin cancer.

After that, the doctor recommends amputation to the singer so that the disease does not progress, but the king of reggae refuses immediately. That’s why Bob Marley continues to tour Europe. In the United States, a surgeon removed the nail bed from a toe in the hope of halting the progression of the disease. But this is a failure. Marley is forced to cancel an American tour‘Speech.

What happens after the movie ends?

In March 1978, he released an album it’s goodA month later, the singer returned to Jamaica for a concert one love peace (where the movie ends). A memorable concert in which Bob Marley manages to bring two political enemies Edward Siga and Prime Minister Michael Manley together on stage. After this concert, Bob Marley became a real national icon.

The singer has released several albums: Babylon by bus in 1978, to save In 1979 and Rebellion in 1980 and eventually plans a concert tour in Africa. But on September 21, 1980, Bob Marley collapsed while jogging. After a series of examinations, doctors found several metastases: three in the brain, one in the lungs and one in the stomach. His cancer had spread. The singer decides to keep it a secret. Bob Marley performed his last concert on September 23, 1980 in Pittsburgh and underwent chemotherapy.

He died on May 11, 1981 at the age of 36. More than 40 years after his death, his songs are still a symbol of peace, unity and love.