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| Tuff Gong | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Marley Family |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Founder | Bob Marley |
| Distributors | Island Records Republic Records |
| Genre | Reggae |
| Country of origin | Jamaica/United Kingdom/United States |
| Official website | https://www.tuffgong.com/ |
Tuff Gongis the brand name associated with a number of businesses started byBob Marley andthe Marley family. 'Tuff Gong' comes from Marley's nickname, which was in turn an echo of that given to founder of theRastafari movement,Leonard "The Gong" Howell.
Tuff Gong is arecord label formed by thereggae groupthe Wailers in 1970. Before 1981, the label used the facilities ofFederal Records recording company in Marcus Garvey Drive.[1] The first single on the label was "Run For Cover" by the Wailers. After 1973, the Tuff Gong headquarters was located at56 Hope Road, Kingston, Jamaica –Bob Marley's home. The location is now home to theBob Marley Museum.
The Tuff Gong label is distributed byUniversal Music throughIsland Records.
Tuff Gong is the official Caribbean distributor ofWarner Music Group,Universal Music Group, andDisney Music Group.[2]
InRockstar Games andRockstar North'sGrand Theft Auto IV,Tuff Gong Radio is based on the record label and is featured as one of the many fictional radio stations featured in-game. The station is dedicated to playing songs associated with Bob Marley, including tracks by his sonsStephen Marley andDamian "Jr. Gong" Marley.
Tuff Gong is a full-service recording studio located in Kingston, Jamaica. In 1981, Bob Marley's wife,Rita Marley, purchasedKen Khouri's Federal Records recording studio, the island's firstrecord pressing plant, and the company subsequently moved from 56 Hope Road to 220 Marcus Garvey Drive, where it continues to operate.[1]
