Exodus (Bob Marley & the Wailers album) Exodus (Bob Marley & the Wailers album) Exodus is the ninth studio album by Jamaican reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers, first released 3 June 1977 through Island Records following "Rastaman Vibration" (1976). On 3 December 1976, an assassination attempt was made on Bob Marley's life in which his chest was grazed and his arm was struck with a bullet, but he survived. Following the assassination attempt Marley left Jamaica and was exiled to London where "Exodus" was recorded. "Exodus" is a reggae album, incorporating elements of blues, soul, British rock and funk. The album's production has been characterized
Tiger (musician) Tiger (musician) Norman Washington Jackson (born 1960), better known as Tiger, is a Jamaican dancehall musician active since the late 1970s. He is known for his growling style of deejaying, often imitated by other dancehall deejays since his initial rise to fame. Jackson was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1960. He first recorded as a singer under the name Ranking Tiger, his first single being "Why Can't You Leave Dreadlocks Alone?" in 1978. In the early 1980s he began working as a DJ with the "Black Star Sound System", often performing alongside fellow deejay "Bruk Back" and singer Anthony Malvo.