Scheduled for a March 10th release, Re:Generation features a technology-inspired collaboration between Grammy winners Stephen and Damian Marley and American Jazz icon Nat King Cole.
The album, which has Coles daughter Natalie as executive producer,is scheduled for a March 10th release. The hopes are that it will introduce a whole new generation of listeners to his music.
Distributed by Capitol/EMI, the album will feature artistes from various genres.
Damiean "Jr Gong" Marley
In addition to the Marleys, who cover Calypso Blues, the line-up includes American neo-soul sensation, Amp Fiddler, rap superstar Nas, hip-hop singers Cee-Lo and will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, as well as Latin jazz superstar Bebel Gilberto.
By the way, this use of digital technology is not entirely new to the Marleys. Remember the 1999 album Chant Down Babylon with 12 remixed Bob Marley songs featuring R&B( Erykah Badu), Hip-hop (:Lauryn Hill, Busta Rhymes) and even rock artists (Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith)?
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole did have a previous digital album: Unforgettable which featured the remixed duet between Cole and his daughter Natalie.
The album sold seven million copies in the
Cancer deaths
Both Bob Marley and Nat King Cole succumbed to cancer at the height of their popularity.
Marley died in May 11, 1981 of melanoma as a result of an injury to his right big toe, sustained while playing football. He was 36.
Cole died of lung cancer on February 15, 1965 at age 45. It was rumoured that he was a chain smoker who consumed up to three packs of cigarettes per day, as he believed it gave him his soothing sound.
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