Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, son of musician Stephen Marley and grandson of reggae icon Bob Marley, has died at age 31, his consultant confirmed to Rolling Stone.
A explanation for demise was not disclosed by the consultant. Nevertheless, South Florida Caribbean radio station WZPP reported that Marley suffered an bronchial asthma assault and was present in a car Tuesday morning.
Marley was born in Jamaica and moved to Miami when he was 11 years previous. Following his father and grandfather’s footsteps, he started writing music in center college and launched his first tune, “My Woman,” as a teen. He was recognized for songs akin to “Burn it Down,” “Made It,” and “No Method Out.”
He launched two EPs, “Comfy” (2014) and “Everlasting” (2021). As well as, he joined members of the family on a number of tasks, together with his father on ”Revelation Occasion,” a monitor from Stephen Marley’s 2016 album “Revelation Half 2: The Fruit of Life.”
Music was in his blood. In a 2014 interview with the Jamaica Observer, Jo Mersa Marley stated he determined to pursue a profession in music at age 11 when he and his cousin Daniel Bambaata Marley began making beats collectively.
He would go on to collaborate with the Melody Makers, the band made up of Ziggy Marley ― Daniel Marley’s father ― and his siblings Stephen, Cedella and Sharon.
“Then, after I was round 12, my cousins and I went on the Melody Makers’ Roots Rock tour. Uncle Ziggy purchased my cousins an Apple laptop computer, and we used the Storage Band software program and made our beats on it,” Jo Mersa stated within the interview. “We recorded from the microphone, placed on our headphones and that grew to become our studio for a superb three years. That's when my songwriting began to get extra centered.”
He additionally spoke in regards to the musical influences he took from his father, an eight-time Grammy Award winner.
“My father has created a legacy by placing out songs with which means. It’s one thing I've to reside as much as,” he stated.
He's survived by his spouse and daughter. Tributes flowed on social media Tuesday.
Jamaican opposition chief Mark J. Golding, the president of the Folks’s Nationwide Occasion, stated it was a “tragic loss.”
He wrote: “A gifted younger reggae artiste, son of Stephen Marley and grandson of Bob Marley at solely 31 yrs previous. The loss of a kid is a devastating blow no father or mother ought to face, my condolences to Stephen and all the household.”
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