A report by Vinette K. Pryce for Caribbean Life.
A monument to Robert Nesta Marley has been approved by the Marley family and will be erected in Zimbabwe, the only African nation he performed during his brief lifetime.
Reportedly permission was granted by the Marley estate to erect a statue in honor of the singer, musician and cultural icon acclaimed to be the first Third World superstar.
Marley performed at Zimbabwe’s independence celebrations in 1980 when Robert Mugabe replaced the all-white governance that ruled for generation.
Prior to his arrival and performance, the Rastafarian icon 1978 and in honor of the long struggle to self-rule by the Southern African nation composed a song called “Zimbabwe.”
“Natty dread inna Zimbabwe” chorused an anthemic reggae hit which was reportedly echoed during the war by soldiers who fought against British colonial rule.
The statue whose design is still not decided will be placed at the Rufaro stadium in the capital city of Harare where Marley performed..
According to an article in Africa News, the statue will be bronze, eight meters and constructed and sculpted by two South African artists, Andre Prinsloo and Ruhan Janse Van Vuuren. The pair also created a Nelson Mandela statue which is located at the Parliament-Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa.
Allegedly, before construction the Marley estate will have to approve the plans
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