Jo Mersa Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson, dies at 31
He followed in his family’s musical footsteps, taking the stage with his family’s band, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
MIAMI — Reggae musician Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson and Stephen Marley’s son, has died at 31.
His representative confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Tuesday but a cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
Born in Jamaica and raised in Miami, Marley followed in his family’s musical footsteps, taking the stage with his family’s band, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. He began writing music when in middle school and made his musical debut in 2010 with the release of the single “My Girl,” on which he collaborated with his cousin Daniel Bambaata Marley. In 2016, he collaborated on a song with his father
for the latter’s album “Revelation Part 2: The Fruit of Life.”