Few public offerings in recent years have attracted quite as much hysterically negative publicity as that of Qinetiq, the defence technology agency that came to the market in early February. Since then, however, the shares have remained firmly underneath radar screens and out of the finance pages, falling 23 per cent from the high of 219.5p they hit soon after listing to open at 168.5p.

Fans marked Bob Marley's 60th birthday with a festival in Addis Ababa. IAN BURRELL saw the family and met the faithful

TENS OF thousands of reggae fans gathered in Ethiopia yesterday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Bob Marley's birth, winding their bodies to the sound of the drumbeat.

ETHIOPIA MAY be happy to host celebrations for the 60th anniversary of Bob Marley's birth, but the country has had an uneasy relationship with Rastafarians.

When Bob Marley died 24 years ago, the acknowledged face of reggae was buried with characteristic style, his Gibson guitar and his bible laid beside him. As the world mourned his loss, few questions were asked when his burial took place in his native Jamaica.

NOW HAILED as one of the icons of the 20th century and the first world music superstar, the Jamaican singer Bob Marley, who died in 1981, was supported in his endeavours by a huge entourage. At its centre from 1974 to 1979 was his manager Don Taylor.

Reggae's heyday is long gone, and dance music has taken over the world. So is dub dead?

HENRY "JUNJO" Lawes was the hottest reggae producer of the early part of the 1980s, the originator of the "dancehall" style that has dominated Jamaican music since the death of Bob Marley in 1981.

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THE NAME of Dennis Brown was such a guarantee of vocal and recording quality during the 1970s that his sobriquet "The Crown Prince of Reggae" was truly deserved.

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The hair. That smile. Bob Marley is one of the great icons. But a new exhibition has captured the essence of the man.

The reggae star who inspired many of today's pop artists is the subject of celebrated music photographer Dennis Morris's exhibition Bob Marley, A Rebel Life at London's Proud Galleries. The unique collection dates from 1973 to 1980 and captures the Jamaican singer's personality through wildly diverse images inspired by Morris and Marley's staunch friendship. While some frames highlight the intense spirit of Marley's energised performances and life on the road, many of the images focus on the relaxed warmth of his domestic life in Jamaica. Following the phenomenal success of Morris's Destroy, a portrait of the Sex Pistols, A Rebel Life looks set to make a similar impact.