A band in the capital is paying tribute to Bob Marley on his death anniversary today. Will you be there?

On this very same day, in 1981, 36-year-old Bob Marley lay dying on his hospital bed. His last pearls of wisdom to his son Ziggy -- "Money can't buy life." Sure it can't if you haven't comprehended it by now.


The band plays at the Holi Cow festival

But music can. That is exactly why Mob Marley Inc., A Roots, Rock Reggae band (and a little more than that) is dishing out Reggae therapy today to this restless city of ours, honoring the musical legend. The members include Chintan Kalra (vocals and keys), Diggy Dang Raghav (guitar), Rohit Kulkarni (guitar), Nikhil Vasudeva (drums) and Sid Maths Mathur (bass). This reporter lounged in the band's lead vocalist's drawing room chair and found out more.

it ain't a lovely morning
Mornings aren't the best time to catch a man who earns his living being a rock star and plays the bass guitar. You have to bring in his newspapers lying by the door mat and shake him out of bed for an interview. Luckily, a thin and lanky Chintan hops out to meet me with a bandage around his leg. I'm immediately reminded of Marley's Europe tour in the summer of 1977, where he injured his toe while playing football. "Oh! This is nothing. Another band member had his finger bitten by his dog so today we are going to be a broken band on stage," Chintan says with an easy laugh.