Jo Mersa Marley, Bob Marley’s Grandson, Dies at 31 


Jo Mersa Marley

Bob Marley’s grand son Jo Mersa Marley check outs Fox 29’s ‘Good Day’ at FOX 29 Studio on April 9, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The Marley household has actually shed among their enjoyed ones. Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, the grand son of Bob Marley and also child of Stephen Marley, has actually passed away at 31, a representative for Marley verified to Rolling Stone. A reason of fatality was not introduced.

His household has actually not yet provided a declaration, though aunties Sharon and also Cedella Marley both shared white squares on their Instagram feeds, triggering fans to prolong their acknowledgements in the remarks.

Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness expanded his love to the Marley household in a Dec. 27 tweet, creating, “My heartfelt sympathies to Joseph’s friends and associates and to the Reggae music fraternity and fans everywhere. His untimely passing at the young age of 31 y.o. is a huge loss to the music as we look to the next generation.” In a follow-up message, Holness included, “May he find Eternal Peace as we mourn his loss during this season of goodwill when we celebrate with family and friends our love for each other.”

Born in his household’s indigenous Jamaica in 1992, Jo shown up in the United States and also worked out in Miami at the age of 11. He frequently done with different participants of his household, including his dad Stephen and also Ziggy Marley and also the Melody Makers, which contained his uncle Ziggy and also aunties Sharon and also Cedella.

Jo’ solo songs ventures include his launching EP Comfortable, which showed up in 2014. By 2016, he included on “Revelation Party,” a track on his dad’s cd Revelation Part 2: The Fruit ofLife In 2021, the artist launched a complete cd labelled Eternal, which included numbers in reggae and also dancehall consisting of Busy Signal, Black-Am- I and also Kabaka Pyramid.


Source: billboard.com

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