The Music Legends will host a global conversation on «How music helps us to be inclusive”
Youtube Premiere Pseudo video “El Hilo” with Ziggy Marley and Elkin Robinson to follow the live
This Sunday June 14, singer-songwriters and musical icons Carlos Vives and Ziggy Marley, son of Jamaican music legend Bob Marley, are joined by Providence-Eastern Caribbean-born artist, Elkin Robinson, to host a LIVE global conversation on «How music helps us to be inclusive» and «The importance of Caribbean music in the world”. In addition, they will share anecdotes about their most recent collaboration “El Hilo”, featured on Carlos Vives’ recent release “Cumbiana”.
The Live “In Conversation” session will be hosted through Carlos Vives’ official YouTube channel and Facebook page. Each artist will join from their home in: Bogotá, Colombia; Los Angeles, California and Spain. In addition to the live session, questions from fans will be taken from online communities, including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
The Live chat will begin at 3:00 p.m. (EST), followed by the worldwide video premier of “El Hilo” on Vives’ Youtube channel at 4:00 pm (EST).
ABOUT CUMBIANA
Cumbiana sees Vives bringing the history and tradition of cumbia to the modern age. The album maintains the sensibility of the north of the Colombian coast, where the genre finds its roots, while fusing its traditional indigenous sound and spirit with modern Latin sounds. Vives is joined by the past and present of the genre, from mainstays like Rubén Blades (“Canción Para Rubén”) to newer voices like Jessie Reyez (“Hechicera”) and artists from outside the Latin sphere like Ziggy Marley (“El Hilo”).
ABOUT CARLOS VIVES
With more than 20 million albums sold worldwide, Carlos Vives represents Colombia’s most emblematic artist of all time. As an ambassador of Colombian and Latin American culture and sounds, he was the first Colombian to ever win a Grammy award, and to date has taken two Grammy® and twelve Latin Grammy®. The album “Vives” 4x platinum surpassed 2 billion streams and includes the worldwide anthems “La Bicicleta” (Shakira)- 27x platinum and “Robarte un beso” (Yatra) 16x platinum, both videos generating a combined 2.5 billion views. In 2019 “Si me das tu amor” alongside (Wisin) peaked No. 1 on Billboard’s “Latin Rhythm Airplay” and charted for 20 consecutive weeks and received a nomination for “Best Tropical song” at Premio Lo Nuestro 2020. As he continues to work in support of Tras La Perla, he became the first artist to break attendance records at Colombia’s Movistar arena for selling out five consecutive shows. In May, he released his 14th studio album , Cumbiana . The album scored his 19th, Top 10 Billboard Tropical Airplay chart with the first single “No Te Vayas”. Cumbiana sees Vives bringing the history of Cumbia to the modern age, guest artists include Ruben Blades, Ziggy Marley, Alejandro Sanz, Jessie Reyez and Elkin Robinson.
ABOUT ZIGGY MARLEY
An eight-time GRAMMY winner, Emmy winner, author, philanthropist, and reggae icon, Ziggy Marley has released thirteen albums to much critical acclaim. Now with his own label, Tuff Gong Worldwide, and publishing company, Ishti Music, Marley has complete control of his master recordings and publishing. His early immersion in music came at age ten when he sat in on recording sessions with his father, Bob Marley. As front man to Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, the group released eight best-selling albums that garnered three GRAMMYs, Ziggy’s first solo album, Dragonfly (RCA Records), was released in 2003. His second solo release, Love is My Religion (Tuff Gong Worldwide), won a GRAMMY in 2006 for “Best Reggae Album.” His third solo studio album, Family Time (Tuff Gong Worldwide), scored a 5th GRAMMY award for “Best Children’s Album. Ziggy’s fifth solo studio album, Fly Rasta was released to mass critical acclaim in 2015, and earned his 7th GRAMMY for “Best Reggae Album”. 2016 marked the release of Marley’s self-titled album, which garnered his 8th GRAMMY. His GRAMMY nominated ‘Rebellion Rises’ is out now via Tuff Gong Worldwide; and Ziggy is now preparing for a new family album to be released Summer of 2020.
