Ziggy Marley releases new album featuring a single about this father

Ziggy Marley, a nine-time Grammy Award winner, released his new album “Brightside” exclusively on physical formats on 18 April, especially for Record Store Day. Today, the album is also being released digitally via Tuff Gong/V2. It includes the singles ‘Racism Is A Killa’ and ‘Many Mourn For Bob’, a powerful tribute to the legacy of his father, the legendary Bob Marley.

Marley created “Brightside”, his ninth solo album, through a creative process that was completely different from anything he has done before, both in terms of songwriting and from a studio technical perspective. The album was recorded at 432 Hz, a soothing sound frequency often used for meditation and other mindfulness exercises. It gives the mix a warm, soulful depth, which underscores the album’s healing intent.

'Many Mourn For Bob' is the first single from the album and the first track in his career that Ziggy has written and recorded specifically for his father. The powerful track, rich in sentiment and deeply personal, emerged during his experience producing the fan-favourite biographical film “Bob Marley: One Love” from 2024. Through that period of reflection, Marley gained a new perspective on their personal, enduring bond and his father’s lasting global impact

Ziggy says: "Many Mourn For Bob’ is a reflection on my father from the deepest parts of my heart and subconscious mind born from rediscovering him with new eyes.

MANY MOURN FOR BOB

words and music by David Marley

[Bob Interlude]

Well well well

Many mourn for Bob

So he was young with no regret

The race was hard and he did his best

When your whole world lets you down

Where will you turn

A ship tossed and battered by the angry sea

He was more than a good friend

Yeah he was more than heaven sent

Oh the good Lord bless his soul

Reminisce on the days of old

The tide of time keeps raging on

You lose the battle just to win the war

Many mourn for Bob

When it’s time to have some fun

You find the tears run on down through you face

May eleventh came and the children said

Where will we turn the stars are getting closer nine miles away

And it’s more than a memory.

Yea it’s more than words can say

You live the life you love.

Grow the wings of a dove

The light in the lamp keeps turning on

You lost the battle just to win the war

[Bob interlude]

So where will we turn

Many mourn for Bob

Oh he was young with no regret

Many mourn for Bob

The race was hard and he did his best