Daniel Bambaata Robert Nesta Marley (born 12 July 1989) is a Jamaican singer-songwriter. He is the eldest son of

Ziggy Marley David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is the son of Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until 2002, with whom he released eight studio albums. After ...

, and eldest grandson of

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distinctive voca ...

Early life

Bam Marley spent his early years in

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before moving to Miami, Florida.

Career

Bam Marley debuted in 2009 with the single "Live It Inna Fear", produced by Damian Marley. In 2010, he collaborated with his cousin Jo Mersa Marley on the single "My Girl". In 2011, he collaborated with his father

, on the song "Changes". On 16 September 2015, the music video for his single "Waiting for the War" was released, the music video was awarded a Telly Award for 'Best Online Music Video' and a Telly Awards for 'Craft-Directing Video' by Wayan Palmieri. The artwork cover for "Waiting for the War" was a re-creation of Bob Marley's Soul Rebels album cover released by Bob Marley & the Wailers in 1970. In 2017, he made his screen debut in the short film ''Vagabonds'' starring

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& Robert Ri'chard.

Personal life

He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Discography

Singles

* "Live It Inna Fear" (2009) * "2-Feet" (2012) * "Maintain" (2014) * "Waiting For the War" (2015) * "If You Go" (2015) * "Unconditional" (2017) * "Ocean Ocean" (2017) * "Out To Play" (2017) * "Deadbeat" (2018) * "In a Ray" (2018) * "Pretty Butterfly" (2018) * "UFO" (2018) * "Beyond" (2020) * "Fight Your Fears" (2020) * "Killin My Kind" (2020) * "Fettuccine" (2021) * "Bussin" (2023) * "Eclipse" (2024) * "Ghetto Luv" (2024)

Extended plays

* ''For Personal Use Only'' (2023)

As featured artist

* Jo Mersa Marley ''"My Girl"'' (Feat. Daniel Bambaata) (2010) *

''"Changes"'' (Feat. Daniel Marley) (2011) * Inner Circle ''"Free It Up"'' (Feat. Daniel Bambaata Marley) (2015) *

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''"Get Away'' (Feat. Daniel Marley) (2015) * Lorine Chia ''"The Reason"'' (Feat. Bambaata Marley) (2018) * Fana Hues ''"Til Morning Come"'' (Feat. Bam Marley) (2024)

Filmography

Films

* ''Vagabonds'' (2017) – Dejohn (short film)

Music videos

Awards and nominations

* 2017: Telly Award for 'Best Online Music Video' – "Waiting for the War" * 2017: Telly Award for 'Directing' ( Wayan Palmieri) – "Waiting for the War" * 2018: Telly Award for 'Best Online Music Video' – "Unconditional"

References

External links

* * 1989 births Living people 21st-century American singers Jamaican rappers Jamaican pop singers Jamaican reggae singers Jamaican male songwriters Jamaican male singers Jamaican Rastafarians Jamaican people of Cuban descent Jamaican people of English descent Jamaican people of Ghanaian descent Jamaican people of Jewish descent Bambaata Singers from Kingston, Jamaica {{Jamaica-musician-stub