Bob Marley is the composer of a

Exodus was released in May 1977, and consists of 10 songs, which represent political and social events of the 1970’s in Jamaica. The album was recorded at Island Records in London, and was set up by Chris Blackwell. Bob Marley and the Wailers had previously recorded three albums, making Exodus the fourth. Just before the album was recorded, an assassination attempt was performed on Bob Marley and his wife, Rita Marley. Escaping this ordeal with his life, Marley was on a creative high, with the shooting giving him a new outlook on life. This outlook created a variety of songs that had rhythmic g

Exodus has become a great ‘landmark’ in the history of popular music because it was the first and biggest reggae based album to influence the worldwide music industry and audiences. The album took Jamaican music to an unprecedented level of appreciation. After its release, countries throughout the world were able to experience and relate to reggae music and Jamaican culture. The songs vary from party songs to social commentary songs, and give a political background to the Jamaican society. Although the genre of the album is not strictly reggae, it is a little more mainstream; Exodus still gives a general understanding of Jamaican music. An atmosphere is created where the audience visualizes vivid pictures of religious groups, notably Rastafarians, living in the Third World. The band creates this atmosphere, with the skillful playing from The Wailers, with defining rhythmic reggae grooves and sweet boding lyrics. Greil Marcus agrees - “the more I listen to this album, the more I am seduced by the playing of this band”. In the United States, the Exodus album reached number 20 on the charts. The United Kingdom proved to be more spectacular, with the album remaining in the album charts for fifty-six weeks in the time between 1977 and 1978. Overall, the music that Bob Marley composed would earn him US$190 million. Tens of millions of records were sold worldwide over Bob

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