Home / Music / Bob Marley played 'Zimbabwe' at the country's actual independence celebrationMusic linernotes album music bob-marley-and-the-wailersBob Marley played 'Zimbabwe' at the country's actual independence celebrationMarley performed “Zimbabwe” at Zimbabwe’s Independence Celebration in 1980, just after the official declaration of the country’s independence. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThe Wailers got stranded in the UK, which led to their Island Records dealBob Marley's Survival cover features 48 African flags and a slave shipBob Marley's Survival was partially censored under South African apartheidBob Marley's Burnin' made Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest and the Library of CongressBurnin' opens with 'Get Up, Stand Up' and features 'I Shot the Sheriff' — a one-two punch of Marley classicsExploreChet Baker Sings was released in 1954 on Pacific JazzChilly Gonzales' Ivory Tower was released in 2010 by Gentle ThreatChris Connor's self-titled album was recorded over three sessions in early 1956Straight No Chaser released Christmas Portal in 2013City to City was recorded in 1977 at Chipping Norton Recording StudiosPrevious Bob Marley's Survival cover features 48 African flags and a slave shipNext Bob Marley and the Wailers recorded Survival at Tuff Gong in Kingston