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Is This Love (Bob Marley And The Wailers Song)
"Is This Love" is a song by Bob Marley and the Wailers, released on their 1978 album '' Kaya''. The song became one of Marley's best-known songs and was part of the ''Legend'' compilation. It peaked at number 9 in the UK charts upon its release in 1978. A live rendition of the song can be found on the '' Babylon by Bus'' live album from Paris in 1978. Music video A music video was also produced, shot at the Keskidee Arts Centre in London; in the video, future supermodel Naomi Campbell, then seven years old, made her first appearance in the public eye. Lvndscape and Bolier remix In June 2016, the song was remixed by Dutch electronic music collaborators Lvndscape and Bolier, and the remix version reached #16 single in the UK. The music video was released via Spinnin' Records YouTube channel on 17 June 2016. Notable covers The following artists have covered the song: *The Pat Travers Band, on their 1980 album '' Crash and Burn''. *Carly Simon, on her 1983 album '' Hello Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bob Marley And The Wailers
Bob Marley and the Wailers (previously known as the Wailers and prior to that the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers and the Teenagers) were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley), Peter Tosh (Winston Hubert McIntosh), and Bunny Wailer (Neville Livingston). During 1970 and 1971, Wailer, Marley and Tosh worked with renowned reggae producers Leslie Kong and Lee "Scratch" Perry. Before signing to Island Records in 1972, the band released four albums. Two additional albums were produced before Tosh and Wailer departed from the band in 1974, citing dissatisfaction with their treatment by the label and ideological disagreements. Marley continued with a new lineup, which included the I-Threes, and went on to release seven more albums. Marley died from cancer in 1981, at which point the group disbanded. The Wailers were a groundbreaking ska and reggae group, noted for songs such as "Simmer Down", "Trenchtow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Leon Bolier
Leendert Wouter "Leon" Bolier (; born 21 October 1980), also known by his mononym Bolier, is a Dutch trance DJ and record producer. Biography Bolier's career began to flourish in 2008 with a number of successful song releases including the hit song "Ocean Drive Boulevard". He placed at #95 on the ''DJ Mag''s 2008 list of the top 100 DJs in the world, and moved up 32 places in 2009, and placed at #68 in 2010. He has had his songs played by top DJs like Tiësto and Armin van Buuren as well as his tracks appearing on famous trance compilations such as '' In Search of Sunrise 4: Latin America'' and '' A State of Trance 2006''. Two of his albums were released during the span of 2008 and 2010, titled '' Pictures'' and ''Phantasma'', respectively. By the following year, which coincided with his complete dropping out of ''DJ Mag''s list of the top 100 DJs, his musical style began to change, as depicted in "Disco Davai" among others. At the end of 2014, Bolier started working on his thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Grammy Award For Best R&B Performance
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for solo, duo/groups or collaborative (vocal or instrumental) R&B recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only. The award was originally awarded from 1959 to 1961 as Best Rhythm & Blues Performance and then from 1962 to 1968 as Best Rhythm & Blues Recording before being discontinued. In 2012, the award was brought back combining the previous categories for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Urban/Alternative Performance. The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards and to eliminate the distinctions between male and female performances, and between solo and du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
