Jo Mersa Marley
Jo Mersa Marley | |
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| Born | Joseph Marley March 12, 1991 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Died | December 27, 2022 (aged 31) Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S |
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Years active | 2014–2022 |
| Father | Stephen Marley |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | Ghetto Youths International |
Joseph "Jo Mersa" Marley (March 12, 1991 – December 27, 2022) was a Jamaican reggae artist.[1] He is a son of Stephen Marley and grandson of reggae musician Bob Marley.
Career
[edit]Marley debuted in 2014 releasing, through iTunes and Spotify, an EP "Comfortable". He also appeared on a Grammy-winning album Strictly Roots by Morgan Heritage.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Marley spent his early years in Jamaica, where he attended Saints Peter and Paul Preparatory School, before moving to Florida to attend Miami Palmetto Senior High School and Miami Dade College (where he studied studio engineering).[3]
On December 27, 2022, Marley died in Miami-Dade County, Florida,[4] of asthma.[5]
Discography
[edit]- Comfortable EP (2014)
- Eternal (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ "Happy Birthday Joseph "Jo Mersa" Marley !". www.reggae4u.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ "Strictly Roots – Morgan Heritage | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ^ http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Jo-Mersa--comfortable-in-his-own-skin_16811135&template=MobileArticle Archived January 9, 2018, at the Wayback Machine Jamaica Observer, Jo Mersa Marley: Comfortable in his own skin, June 6, 2014
- ^ Blistein, Jon (December 27, 2022). "Jo Mersa Marley, Grandson of Bob Marley and Son of Stephen, Dead at 31". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Cause of Death Revealed for Bob Marley's Grandson Jo Mersa Marley". E! Online. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jo Mersa Marley discography at Discogs
- Jo Mersa Marley at IMDb
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- 1991 births
- 2022 deaths
- 21st-century Jamaican male singers
- American Rastafarians
- Grammy Award winners
- Jamaican people of Cuban descent
- Jamaican people of English descent
- Jamaican Rastafarians
- Jamaican reggae singers
- Marley family
- Jamaican people of Chinese descent
- Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica
- Deaths from asthma