Bob Marley and The Wailers - Kaya

Part of the Limited Edition Bob Marley Reissue Series!

Each numbered and pressed exclusively at Tuff Gong International headquarters in Jamaica

Featuring nine original studio albums, two original live albums plus Legend, the world's best-selling reggae album!

Each album mastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters in Los Angeles

Kaya continued what became an unspoken tradition in the evolution of Bob Marley & The Wailers discography — blending western sounds and motifs with the icons and traditions from the very core of Jamaican society.

Released in 1978, Kaya wasn't necessarily made with American tastes in mind, but it was an album that presented a more accessible version of Bob Marley. Lyrically, the songs avoided the political commentary or Rastafarian philosophizing that was at the forefront of Natty Dread and Rastaman Vibration, and instead emphasized tunes about love and ganga, such as "Easy Skanking" and the title cut. And the palpable musical tension that simmered beneath the surface on the Wailers' earlier material gave way to a more laid-back riddim that was more comfortable but a bit less demanding. Kaya presented a gentler and friendlier version of Bob Marley & the Wailers, but it also documented Marley and his group at the peak of their abilities.

These limited-edition albums were pressed in Kingston, Jamaica at Tuff Gong's newly refurbished vinyl pressing plant, which re-opened in summer 2020 and will have an annual capacity of 250,000 units. Each album was mastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters in Los Angeles.

 

 

Side A

Easy Skanking

Kaya

Is This Love

Sun Is Shining

Satisfy My Soul

Side B

She's Gone

Misty Morning

Crisis

Running Away

Time Will Tell

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