Jo Mersa Marley Explained

Jo Mersa Marley

Birth Name:

Joseph Marley

Alma Mater:

Birth Date:

12 March 1991

Birth Place:

Kingston, Jamaica

Death Place:

Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S

Occupation:

Musician

Years Active:

2014–2022

Father:

Stephen Marley

Relatives:

Bob Marley (grandfather)
Ziggy Marley (uncle)

Module:

Instrument:	Vocals
Embed:	yes
Background:	solo_singer
Label:	Ghetto Youths International
Genre:	Reggae

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

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

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 acute asthma exacerbration.^[5]

Discography

Comfortable EP (2014)
Eternal (2021)

Notes and References

Web site: Happy Birthday Joseph "Jo Mersa" Marley !. https://web.archive.org/web/20161022214636/http://www.reggae4u.org/2015/03/happy-birthday-joseph-jo-mersa-marley.html . October 22, 2016 . dead . www.reggae4u.org. May 5, 2016.
Web site: Strictly Roots – Morgan Heritage Songs, Reviews, Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. May 5, 2016.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Jo-Mersa--comfortable-in-his-own-skin_16811135&template=MobileArticle 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 . 2022-12-28 . Rolling Stone.
Web site: 2023-07-12 . Cause of Death Revealed for Bob Marley's Grandson Jo Mersa Marley . 2023-07-14 . E! Online.