A Marley Opening Up For Van Halen

Ky-Mani Marley, on of the many sons of legendary reggae artist Bob Marley, will be the opening act for Van Halen's latest comeback tour. Having the 31-year-old Ky-Mani open for Van Halen is an unlikely pairing, but Ky-Mani plans to be backed by a seven-piece band and play music from his latest album, Radio, due September 25th."It's really edgy, really urban," Ky-Mani said of the new album. "It's not reggae," he tells Billboard.com. "I don't want to call it hip-hop, and it's not R&B. I like to call it Ky-Mani. I think I've created my own sound now, where you can identify me from everything else. I don't like to stick to one genre. And that's the reason I call it Radio, because the radio is where all genres of music meet.""I'm not nervous because I'm not going there to play reggae,” Ky-Mani also admitted. "I have music for everybody. There's definitely going to be some people surprised, I promise you. Of course, everybody's not going to like it, but everybody can't hate it. So my thing is, if I can capture one fan, then I've done my job."The Van Halen tour with David Lee Roth kicks off September 27th in Charlotte, North Carolina.