Ziggy Marley

On this episode of Plus One Eric talks to reggae great Ziggy Marley, whose album “More Family Time” dropped on September 18th. It’s a follow up to Ziggy’s 2009 “Family Time” record which was inspired by his daughter Judah, and the new release features tracks with Ben Harper, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette and many more.Here Ziggy describes hearing the first homespun versions of songs like “Could You Be Loved” and “Redemption Song”, as well as joining his dad on stage along with his brother Stephen at the One Love concert 40 years ago. Stephen and Ziggy had planned a series of shows in celebration of Bob Marley’s 75th birthday that were postponed until next year, and in the meantime are enjoying a lot “More Family Time”. Ziggy and Eric also discuss his philanthropic work, the struggle between conscious and commercial music, and where his name really comes from.This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes!And check out the podcast Festival Circuit: New Orleans, a new series about the music of New Orleans and the jazz fest from Osiris Media.  Eric Krasno Plus One is presented by Osiris Media. All original music by Eric Krasno. Executive Producers are RJ Bee and Christina Collins. Audio Production by Matt Dwyer. Produced by Ben Baruch of 11E1even Group.For 15% off from Sunset Lake CBD use the PROMO CODE: KRASNO15 at checkout.Learn more about the latest in synthetic grass from SYNLawn at: http://www.synlawn.com/plusoneCheck out Grady's Cold Brew Kits and get 20% off a Cold Brew Kit when you use the promo code PLUSONE20. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.