Bob Marley at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. In October 2015, Jamaican author Marlon James' novel "A Brief History of Seven Killings", a fictional account of the attempted assassination of Marley, won the 2015 Man Booker Prize at a ceremony in London. Bob Marley was a member for some years of the Rastafari movement, whose culture was a key element in the development of reggae. Bob Marley became an ardent proponent of Rastafari, taking its music out of the socially deprived areas of Jamaica and onto the international music scene. He once gave the following response, which was typical, to a question
Is This Love (Bob Marley & The Wailers song) Is This Love (Bob Marley & 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 the best-known Marley 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. A music video was also produced, shot at the Keskidee Arts Centre in London; in the video, supermodel Naomi Campbell, then seven years