Jo Mersa Marley

Joseph "Jo Mersa" Marley (March 12, 1991 – December 26, 2022) was a Jamaican reggae singer. He was the son of Stephen Marley and Kerry-Ann Smith and the grandson of reggae legend, Bob Marley.

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). His maternal aunt is the artist, Dancehall Queen Carlene.

Career

Marley debuted in 2014 releasing the EP "Comfortable through iTunes and Spotify. He also appeared on a Grammy-winning album Strictly Roots by Morgan Heritage.

In 2015, Marley played Reggae Fest in Philadelphia along with his father, Stephen and uncle Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley during the Catch a Fire tour. In 2020, he released the song Nothings Gonna Harm You dedicated to his young daughter.

He released his second EP "Eternal" on 21 May 2021, which included the single Made It. Dancehall Magazine recommend it as one of its 21 top albums of the year. Of the album, the magazine said "he reveals himself as a lyric spitting melody-making contender in reggae music" and singled out the...

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