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Reggae singer Ziggy Marley shows himself for the first time in years on world problems. He does not feel supported by his colleagues. "I wonder why nobody makes songs about what's going on in the world now," he told Metro . "How about that?"

From an early age, the eldest son of reggae icon Bob Marley is on stage. With a few members of his family, he formed the band Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers in the 1980s, which has won worldwide acclaim with the reggae singles "Tomorrow People," & # 39; Look Who's Dancing & # 39; s and & Kozmik & # 39 ;. After preaching love on his previous six solo albums, the musician now calls for a peaceful protest in the street. Looking at the news, he decided that the moment of sweet songs is now over. This resulted in the album Rebellion Rises with the most socially engaged Marley-scion songs since the separation of The Melody Makers.

Although the title Rebellion Rises images of violent uprisings, it becomes clear while listening to the album that this is by no means the intention. "I hope to encourage people to a nonviolent revolution so that we can show our best side.It is good to talk about the fate of our planet and to shed light on the lack of leadership. no one's specific, but what's happening around the world. "The nonviolent revolutions have proved fruitful in Portugal, Germany and, more recently, Armenia." With this album, I'm Try to encourage people to let our leaders know that we want to live in peace. Without hate, division and negativity. This is the highest priority. People need to be awake. "