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Ziggy Marley feat. Gipsy Kings & Harlem Boys Choir & Tsidii Leloka - One Love

Music Video | 1999
ArtistZiggy Marley
ArtistGipsy Kings
ArtistHarlem Boys Choir
ArtistZiggy Marley
ArtistGipsy Kings (featuring)
ArtistHarlem Boys Choir (featuring)
ArtistTsidii Leloka (featuring)
SongOne Love
DirectorRoger Pomphrey
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
Release date

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Synopsis

The video presents "One Love" as a cross-cultural performance rather than a narrative story. Ziggy Marley sings in front of a bright seaside backdrop, while the Gipsy Kings bring their flamenco-inflected style to the Bob Marley classic. Tsidii Leloka and the Harlem Boys Choir add further vocal color, with the performers appearing in separate performance settings and ensemble-focused shots. The presentation emphasizes the song's broad, celebratory message of unity, linking Jamaican reggae, Spanish guitar music, African vocal expression, and American choral tradition.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The recording was created for the millennium project "2000 Today: A World Symphony for the Millennium," produced around the transition from 1999 to 2000.
  • The BBC selected this version of Bob Marley's "One Love" as the official anthem for its millennium broadcast. The program was an international television event built around live celebrations from different parts of the world.
  • The recording features Ziggy Marley, the Gipsy Kings, Tsidii Le Loka, and the Boys Choir of Harlem. The track appears as a 4:05 finale on the "2000 Today" soundtrack.
  • The collaboration places three distinct vocal and musical identities in the same arrangement: Marley's reggae lineage, the Gipsy Kings' flamenco-pop sound, and the choir's full choral delivery.
  • The song was released as a European single and is commonly dated to 1999 in music catalogs, while the music video is listed by several film databases with a 2001 release date.
  • This is a cover of Bob Marley's composition, rather than a new Ziggy Marley original. Its use in a global millennium broadcast reinforced "One Love" as an international unity anthem.
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