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((short description|Bob Marley family record label and studio))
((More citations needed|date=August 2020))
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((infobox record label
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 | parent = Marley Family
 | founded = 1970
 | founder = [[Bob Marley]]
 | distributor = [[Island Records]]<br>[[Republic Records]]
 | genre = [[Reggae]]
 | country = [[Jamaica]]/[[United Kingdom]]/[[United States]]
 | url = https://www.tuffgong.com/
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'''Tuff Gong '''is the brand name associated with a number of businesses started by [[Bob Marley]] and [[Rita Marley#Children|the Marley family]]. 'Tuff Gong' comes from Marley's nickname, which was in turn an echo of that given to founder of the [[Rastafari]] movement, [[Leonard Howell|Leonard "The Gong" Howell]].

== Record label ==
'''Tuff Gong''' is a [[record label]] formed by the [[reggae]] group [[The Wailers (1963-1974 band)|The Wailers]] in [[1970 in music|1970]]. Before 1981, the label used the facilities of [[Ken Khouri|Federal Records]] recording company in Marcus Garvey Drive.<ref name="auto">((Cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/mojo-uk/20170725/281844348686874|title=Vinyl-heads rejoice! Marley's Tuff Gong label is reopening its pressing plant in Kingston.|work=Press Reader))</ref> The first single on the label was "Run For Cover" by The Wailers. After 1973, the Tuff Gong headquarters was located at [[56 Hope Road]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] &mdash; [[Bob Marley]]'s home. The location is now home to the [[Bob Marley Museum]].

The Tuff Gong label is distributed by [[Universal Music]] through [[Island Records]].

Tuff Gong is the official Caribbean distributor of [[Warner Music Group]], [[Universal Music Group]], and [[Disney Music Group]].<ref name="Warner Music press release">((cite web|title=Warner Music Group Signs Licensing Deal With Legendary Label Tuff Gong International|url=http://www.wmg.com/news/warner-music-group-signs-licensing-deal-legendary-label-tuff-gong-international-19281|work=Warner Music website|access-date=11 January 2017))</ref>

In [[Rockstar Games]] and [[Rockstar North]]'s ''[[Grand 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 sons [[Stephen Marley (musician)|Stephen Marley]] and [[Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley]].

== Recording studio ==
[[File:Tuff Gong 1.jpg|thumb|The ''Tuff Gong'' Recording Studio]]
Tuff Gong is a full-service recording studio located in [[Kingston, Jamaica]]. In 1981, Bob Marley's wife, [[Rita Marley]], purchased [[Ken Khouri]]'s [[Federal Records (record company)|Federal Records]] recording studio, the island's very first pressing plant, and the company subsequently moved from 56 Hope Road to 220 Marcus Garvey Drive, where it continues to operate.<ref name="auto"/>

Tuff Gong includes a recording studio, mastering room, stamper room, pressing plant, cassette plant, wholesale record shop, booking agency, as well as offices for Rita Marley Music and Ghetto Youths International.

Tuff Gong International studio is one of the largest Caribbean studios and features the second-largest live recording space on the island with artists, musicians, producers and tourists traveling from around the world to visit the facility. 


A longtime resource for Jamaican musicians, Tuff Gong has been the location of recordings from [[Rita Marley]], [[Capleton]], [[Sly and Robbie]], [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], [[Bounty Killa]], [[Lady Saw]], [[Vybz Kartel]], [[Popcaan]], [[Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers]], [[I Wayne|I-Wayne]], [[Beenie Man]], [[Jimmy Cliff]], and many others.

International music stars, such as [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Sinéad O'Connor|Sinead O'Connor]], [[Kenny Chesney]], [[Lauryn Hill]], [[Self Defense Family]], and [[Tiken Jah Fakoly]]<ref>[[:fr:Coup de gueule (album)]]</ref> have chosen the studio for both its recording resources and its history.

A renewed international interest in Jamaican music has led to the studio being used by a younger generation of artists, including [[Major Lazer]].

== See also ==
* [[List of record labels]]

== References ==
((Reflist))

== External links ==
* [http://www.tuffgong.com/ Tuff Gong Homepage]
* [http://www.tuffgongworldwide.com/ Tuff Gong Worldwide]
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[[Category:Vanity record labels]]
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[[Category:Island Records]]
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[[Category:Kingston, Jamaica]]

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