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Soul-Rebel Marley - Loving Jah

February 19, 2025  /  Grant Parks

While in the studio with his Grammy award winning brother Skip Marley, the opening line of a song -- ”Hail up the King of Kings / We forever loving Jah ” -- came to SoulRebel. He quickly documented it on voice note. Though he hadn’t formally recorded anything prior, he revisited the lyric, made an acapella version and produced around it. “Loving Jah” now emerges as Soul-Rebel Marley's debut, taking cues from his grandfather’s 1980 classic, “Forever Loving Jah.” An energizing single that crescendos at its bridge is punctuated with an incisive snare and accented by ethereal vocal layering, courtesy of Soul-Rebel's Grammy award winning mother, Cedella Marley. The result is a motivational and empowering sound that elevates the sound of traditional reggae by fusing it with elements of dancehall and hip hop.

“From inside the womb to outside the womb, everything just been the whole time, music, music, music,” said Soul-Rebel, a multi-instrumentalist who has been playing piano since the age of 6. He has previously produced tracks for his cousin, Jo Mersa Marley, and his aunt, Sharon Marley.

The "Loving Jah" single release is accompanied by an official lyric video that features Soul-Rebel Marley's image over the historic Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia.

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