What was the title of Bob Marley’s 1978 live album recorded during the Kaya tour?
Answer
Babylon by Bus
Babylon by Bus was Bob Marley’s 1978 live album recorded during the Kaya tour.
The album was assembled from performances recorded in Paris, Copenhagen, London, and other European locations during the 1978 tour. It captures Marley and the Wailers performing songs from several stages of their career, including “Positive Vibration,” “Jamming,” and “Is This Love.”
Its title reflects Marley’s use of “Babylon” as a term for oppressive or corrupt social systems. The record was released in 1978, the same year as Kaya, but it is a live document rather than a studio album.
Listeners sometimes confuse it with Live!, the 1975 album recorded at London’s Lyceum Theatre. Babylon by Bus is broader in source material and belongs to the European tour period associated with Kaya.