Stephen Marley remixes 'Kaya'

On August 24, the Marley family, Island Records, and UMC will collectively proclaim that the sun is shining in celebration of 40 years of 'Kaya', Bob Marley and the Wailers' historic March 1978 release.

The album's themes of love and peace have resonated across the world, and the record reached the top five in the UK album chart upon original release.

This anniversary edition will feature Stephen 'Ragga' Marley's exciting and vibrant new Kaya 40-mixes of all 10 tracks from the original album alongside the original songs.

The digital version will be a stand-alone release of Stephen's mixes only. The album will also be available as a limited-edition 180-gram 2LP green vinyl version exclusively at Bobmarley.com.

Recorded in London concurrently with the material that ultimately comprised 1977's Exodus, Kaya is the perfect sonic-sibling bookend that shares all the joy, spirit, and DNA of some of Marley's most ground-breaking material.

Kaya contains some of the most enduring, heartfelt songs in the entire Marley canon, including Is This Love, Easy Skanking, and Sun Is Shining.

Kaya was initially released just one month ahead of Bob Marley and the Wailers headlining the legendary One Love Peace Concert at The National Stadium in Kingston, on April 22, 1978, an event that featured 16 of reggae's biggest acts.

Stephen's goal in mixing Kaya 40 was to create a balance that drew heavily from the original versions.

Using his dad's vocals from demos from original Kaya sessions that were recorded at different tempos, Stephen synched the vocals with alternate takes and layered them over different instrumental arrangements.