TheOrator.Press Education Page Special: Reggae Rings Out At The BBC During A Special Orchestral And Reggae Music Event In Honour of Jamaica’s 60th Anniversary of Independence. August 2022



Bob Marley ‘Reimagined’ With ‘The Chineke! Orchestra

The Bob Marley History Documentary

Reggae At The BBC

The BBC Did Itself Proud On Saturday Night August 14 2022 With A Reggae Music Extravaganza Lastin’ Over Three Hours From 9.00 pm ~ 12.30 am

Jamaica Achieved Independence From Colonial Britain On August 6th 1962 And In Acknowledgement of That Fact The BBC Scheduled Some Special Reggae Programming Which Was A Joy To Behold And Helped Provide A Great Classical Music, Reggae Music, Jamaican And Caribbean History Lesson.


We Specialise In Educational Feature Pieces, Long Form, And Long Reads. Like A Linguistic Buffet We Let You Take Your Pick of The Links. Here There 12 Different Feature Links Within This Bob Marley & Reggae Special For JA’ Independence Day 2022 To Choose From: Simply Choose As Many or As Little As You Want.



Bob Marley Re-Imagined With The Chineke! Orchestra


(Currently Available on BBC Iplayer & BBC Sounds)


Firstly 9.00 pm – 10.00 pm (Saturday August 13 2022) ~ Recorded Live At Birmingham Town Hall On Tuesday July 26 Was A Special Broadcast On Saturday Night Called Bob Marley Re-imagined With The Chineke! Orchestra. It Was Presented By The Musical Livin’ Legend That Is Super Smooth, Stylish And Encloypedic DJ Mr Trevor Nelson @trevornelson.

It Looked Great In Terms of The Orchestral Settin’, The Buildin’ And Audience Joy. Especially After The Lockdown’s Halt On Creativity And Live Music Durin’ The Pandemic. Both Makin’ It And Enjoyin’ It. This Musical Feast Fused A Grand Orchestra With A Special Selection of Marley’s Hits From His Album Legend (Released In 1984 Three Years After His Untimely Death Aged Just 36).

A Similar Orchestral Collaboration Was Exquisitely Presented Years Ago With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra And Reggae King John Holt. What Took This Classical & Reggae Music Collaboration To Another Level of Joy, Progress & Excellence Was Seein’ The Chineke! Orchestra @chinekeorchestra Be Central To Proceedings. Established In 2015 By Chi Chi Nwango, It Is An Inclusive Orchestra And Designed To Give Black Classical Musicians & Their Allies & Supporters Opportunities They Would Not Otherwise Have.

Robert’s Grandson Skip Performed On Stage Lookin’, Soundin, And Even Movin’ Everybit Like His Grandfather @skipmarley. Ruby Turner Was In The House Too @rubyturner, As Was JP Cooper@jpcooper.


BBC 2 9pm – 10.pm
Exodus: Bob Marley Re-Imagined ~ With The Chineke Orchestra! ~ Broadcast Sat August 14th 2022
  1. 1. Set One: Chineke! Orchestra
  2. 2. Samuel Coleridge Taylor
  3. 3. African Suite (Fela Sowande)
  4. 4. Set Two: Exodus – Bob Marley Re-imagined, Chineke! Orchestra Joined By Band & Singers
  5. 5. Exodus
  6. 6. Stir It Up (W/ JP Cooper)
  7. 7. Top Rankin’ (W/JP Cooper)
  8. 8. Satisfy My Soul (W/ JP Cooper)
  9. 9.Turn Your Lights Down Low (W/ Ruby Turner)
  10. 10. Love In Vain (W/Ruby Turner)
  11. 11. Is This Love? (W/ Skip Marley)
  12. 12. Get Up, Stand Up (W/ Skip Marley)
  13. 13. Redemption Song (W/ Skip Marley)
  14. 14. One Love (Sung By All Three Lead Singers)
  15. 15. I Shot The Sheriff
Set List ~ Play Video ~ setlist.com ~ Play Video