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Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers

Jamaican musical group; reggae family group
Organization musical_group Q2734923
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Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers

Summary

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (511 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's genre is reggae[4].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's genre is dancehall[5].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's record label is recorded as Tuff Gong[6].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[7].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's record label is recorded as EMI[8].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's record label is recorded as EMI America[9].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's record label is recorded as Rounder Records[10].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's record label is recorded as Elektra[11].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's record label is recorded as Woah Dad![12].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's discography is recorded as Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers discography[13].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's Commons category is recorded as Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers[14].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's country of origin is recorded as Jamaica[15].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers comprises Ziggy Marley[16].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers comprises Sharon Marley[17].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers comprises Stephen Marley[18].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers comprises Cedella Marley[19].
  • 1979 marks the founding of Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers[20].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's location of formation is recorded as Kingston[21].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's official website is recorded as https://www.melodymakers.com/[22].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's official website is recorded as https://www.ziggymarleyandthemelodymakers.com/[23].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's topic has template is recorded as Template:Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers[24].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's start of work period is recorded as 1979[25].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers'}[26].
  • Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Melody Makers featuring Ziggy Marley'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1986[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2000[31]

  • Genre(s): reggae[32]

  • Community tags: reggae[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7b5239b1-07ff-41ce-834b-29fe98de9970[34]

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Founding

1979 marks the founding of Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers[20]. Its location of formation is recorded as Kingston[21].

Why It Matters

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (511 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Elektra Jamaica Kingston Virgin Records Ziggy Marley

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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