Duane Forrest doesn’t just perform Marley. He explains him.

Blending soulful renditions of the classics with a history lesson on slavery, Jamaica and the birth of reggae, Forrest gently dismantles the way popular culture has sanitised Marley’s radicalism. The rebellion. The call for equality. The return to Zion. The system-challenging message that so often gets stripped away when the songs become wedding-playlist staples.

Forrest tells it all disarmingly, with warmth and a smile. He steps away from the microphones to speak directly to the audience. He invites sing-alongs. Images of his childhood and Marley’s life glow against three black panels.

Growing up in Toronto with Jamaican parents, wrestling with colourism and cultural disconnection, Forrest found pride through Marley’s music. That journey, from isolation to identity, is the beating heart of the show.

You might think you don’t like reggae. By the end, you’ll understand it, and probably love it.