Founded in London in 2015, the Chineke! Orchestra is the first European orchestra composed primarily of musicians of ethnic origin. At the request of the Bob Marley estate, the orchestra has recorded new arrangements of some of Marley's greatest classics, using Bob Marley's original vocals. The result is a surprising album where the songs are fully preserved in their original state while simultaneously taking on a new dimension through the addition of the orchestra. The original Bob Marley tracks can be found on CD2.
Project Overview
Bob Marley with the Chineke! Orchestra reimagines some of Bob Marley's most recognized and listened to songs with contemporary classical orchestration.
Created in 2015, The Chineke! Orchestra provides opportunities to a diverse range of up and coming and internationally respected classical musicians. . Their motto is 'Championing change and celebrating diversity in classical music' Chineke! has been covered extensively by national and international press and broadcast media, most recently by the New York Times and The Times (UK)
Tracklists
- Exodus
- Stir It Up
- One Love
- Get Up, Stand Up
- Is This Love
- Redemption Song
- Top Rankin'
- Satisfy My Soul
- I Shot The Sheriff
- Turn Your Lights Down Low