Coordinates | 28°36′36″N77°13′48″N |
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Name | Rita Marley |
Birth name | Alpharita Constantia Anderson |
Birth date | July 25, 1946 |
Birth place | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
Residence | Ghana |
Known for | Bob Marley's spouse |
Occupation | Singer Member of I Threes |
Spouse | Bob Marley (1945-1981, his death) |
Children | Sharon Marley Cedella Marley David Marley Stephen Marley Stephanie Serita Stewart |
Parents | Leroy Anderson Cynthia Jarrett |
Relatives | Cedella Malcolm Marley Booker (mother-in-law) Norval Sinclair Marley (Father-in-law) |
Alpharita Constantia Anderson (born 25 July 1946), better known as Rita Marley, and sometimes called "Nana Rita", is the widow of reggae legend/musician Bob Marley, and a member of the trio the I Threes, Bob Marley's backup singers.
In the mid sixties, Rita met Bob Marley after meeting Peter Tosh. After it was learned that she was a singer, she was asked to audition for the Soulettes, later known as the I Threes. The group included Rita, her cousin Constantine "Dream" Walker, and Marlene "Precious" Giffordwas. Bob became the group's mentor and manager and through working together, he and Rita fell in love.
The two married 10 February 1966. However, the reason for their marriage was said to have been a way to make it easier for Rita to immigrate to the US should Bob have decided to live in the US following a visit with his mother in Delaware. Raised Christian, she became involved in the Rastafari Movement prior to witnessing stigmata during Haile Selassie's visit to Jamaica on 21 April 1966. She remains, however, an active member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
After Marley's death, she recorded a few albums under her name with some success in the United Kingdom.
In 1986, Rita made the decision to convert Bob Marley's home into the Bob Marley Museum. She is also the Founder and Chairperson of the Robert Marley Foundation, Bob Marley Trust, and the Bob Marley Group of Companies. She founded the Rita Marley Foundation in 2000. She has also adopted 35 children in Ethiopia and has assisted over 200 children in Konkonuru Methodist School in Ghana and made a commitment to positively impact their lives.
# Sharon Marley, born November 23, 1964 # Cedella Marley born August 23, 1967 # David "Ziggy" Marley, born October 17, 1968 # Stephen Marley, born April 20, 1972 # Stephanie, born 17 August 1974 (from a relationship with Ital, according to Bob's mother, Cedella Booker) # Serita Stewart, born August 11, 1985 (from a relationship with Tacky, according to her biography)
It has given out a number of scholarships to music students in Ghana's Berklee College of Music. It also hosts the annual Unite Africa which looks to spread global awareness about issues that affect Africa and to develop lasting solutions.
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