Joseph "Jo Mersa" Marley (born March 12, 1991 in Kingston,

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) is a Jamaican American

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artist. He is a son of Stephen Marley and grandson of reggae musician

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements o ...

Personal life

Marley spent his early years in Jamaica, where he attended Saints Peter and Paul Preparatory School, before moving to Florida to attend Palmetto High School and Miami Dade College (where he studied studio engineering).

Career

He debuted in 2014 releasing, through iTunes and

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, an EP "Comfortable". He also appeared on a Grammy-winning album '' Strictly Roots'' by

Morgan Heritage Morgan Heritage is a Grammy-winning Jamaican reggae band formed in 1994 by five children of reggae artist Denroy Morgan, namely Peter "Peetah" Morgan, Una Morgan, Roy "Gramps" Morgan, Nakhamyah "Lukes" Morgan, and Memmalatel "Mr. Mojo" Morgan. ...

Discography

* ''Comfortable'' EP (2014) *''Eternal'' (2021)

References

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