Credit: Kii Arens
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PREMIER EVENT: Ziggy Marley in conversation with Adam Mansbach Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 5:00 p.m. Tickets are available at Kepler's and online at Brown Paper Tickets
San Jose Mercury News: Reggae renaissance man Ziggy Marley coming to Kepler’s Join us for an exclusive Bay Area appearance by Ziggy Marley to discuss his new book, Ziggy Marley and Family Cookbook. Come and listen to the oldest son of Bob and Rita Marley talk about his childhood, his favorite family recipes,and his Grammy and Emmy-award winning musical career.
As the oldest son of Bob and Rita Marley, Ziggy was raised with both traditional Jamaican food and the more natural and healthy “ital” food of the family’s Rastafari culture. The fifty-four recipes included in the book, inspired by Ziggy’s youth and accompanied by beautiful photos, are contributed by Ziggy, his wife Orly, his sister Karen, as well as renowned chefs Bruce Sherman (Coconut Carrot Curry), Ben Ford (Escabeche, Escovitch), and Leonie McDonald (Caribbean Salsa). Many of the recipes are vegetarian, vegan, and/or gluten-free.
A seven-time Grammy winner, Emmy winner, humanitarian, singer, songwriter, and producer, Ziggy Marley has released twelve albums to much critical acclaim. His early immersion in music came at age ten when he sat in on recording sessions with his father, Bob Marley. As front man to Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, the group released eight albums that garnered three Grammys. Ziggy Marley Organics, a GMO-free product line including flavored coconut oils and hempseed snacks, was started in 2012.
Adam Mansbach is the author of Angry Black White Boy, a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2005 and The End of the Jews (for which he won the California Book Award for fiction in 2008). Mansbach was the founding editor of the 1990s hip-hop journal Elementary. He lives in Berkeley and co-hosts a radio show, "Father Figures."
Please note that a spot in the signing line is only guaranteed for Premier ticket holders.
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