Tears of joy for Marley’s ‘Woman’

FORTY-EIGHT years

after it was recorded, No Woman, No Cry by Bob Marley and The Wailers returned to international charts last year in the form of a cover by Nigerian singer Tems. No Woman, No Cry is featured in the movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The song was released July 25 and soared to number one on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales, number 50 on Billboard’s US Digital Song Sales, and number seven on the US Afrobeats Songs charts.

Prior to Tems’ take, No Woman, No Cry made a splash across Europe in 1996. The Fugees, with Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill on lead vocals, scored big with their interpretation that was the fourth single from their multi-platinum-selling album, The Score.

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