Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Bob Marley & the Wailers 7-21-1979 Live Full Show

On July 21, 1979 Bob Marley and The Wailers, Dick Gregory, Olatunji, Eddie Palmieri, Jabula, the art of Black Dance and Patti Labelle came to Harvard Stadium in Boston for a concert to benefit the on-going struggles in Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. The concert was called AMANDLA.: Festival of Unity. A benfit Concert for Relief and Humanitarian Aid to Southern Africa.

25 years later in making this video of the performance of Bob Marley and the Wailers, we celebrate the triumph of these liberation struggles of the people of Southern Africa for equality, dignity and self determination.

This videotape is dedicated in memory of Bob marley singer of songs of freedom and in memory of Kwame Olatunji who was responsible for recording this historic event

This videotape is for the private non-commercial use of the Amandla Production Collective and Haymarket Concerts







Announcer Intro. for Dick Gregory
Dick Gregory Speech then he Introduces Bob Marley
Positive Vibration
Slave Driver
Them Belly Full
Runnin Away
Crazy Baldhead
The Heathen
War
No More Trouble
Lively Up Yourself
No Woman No Cry
Jammin
Get Up Stand Up
Exodus

Encore Appluase:
Zimbabwe
Wake Up & Live
Band Intros by Junior Marvin
- 1st performance of these 2 new songs. also during these 2 new songs bob marley made several short speeches which was unusual for bob

Band Members
Bob Marley - rhythm guitar & vocals

The Wailers
Carlton Barrett - drums
Aston "Family Man Barrett - bass
Junior Marvin - guitar
Al Anderson - lead guitar
Tyrone Downie - keyboards
Earl "Wya"Lindo - organ & clavinet
Alvin "Seeco" Patterson - percussion

I Threes
Rita Marley - backing vocals
Judy Mowatt - backing vocals
Marcia Griffiths - backing vocals

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