by Howard Campbell
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A powerful forged of performers pays tribute to Jo Mersa Marley at his third Birthday Celebration, scheduled right here for March 8 on the Bob Marley Museum. Jo Mersa, the son of Grammy winner Stephen Marley and grandson of Bob Marley, died in Miami, Florida in December 2022 at age 31.
Stephen Marley heads the listing of acts. The a number of Grammy Award winner will probably be accompanied by his brothers Julian, Kymani and Damian. His sons Hymn and Yohan and daughter Mystic Marley, may also carry out, in addition to Jo Mersa’s cousins, Skip and Soul-Insurgent.
“For me personally, my brother was and is the bridge between the hole of a era earlier than us and my era. He has that previous soul, that previous really feel of deejaying, singing, producing, simply his mind-set. But, he nonetheless can mix it with what’s occurring now,” mentioned Yohan Marley.
Bounty Killer, Tarrus Riley, Spragga Benz, Jesse Royal, Bugle, Agent Sasco, Jah 9, Lila Ike, Ras I, Christopher Ellis, Natalie Rize, Jaz Elise, Jemere Morgan, Kelissa, Black Am I and Amlak Redsquare are additionally on the Jo Mersa Marley Birthday Celebration.
Ellis, the son of rock regular legend Alton Ellis, recalled his particular bond with Jo Mersa.
“Me and Jo share the identical beginning date, March 12, and I’ve spent months and months with Jo residing in his home. I received to study with him and vibe with him. He would all the time ask me, ‘What do you consider this, Ellis?’ Even when it’s sick, he would nonetheless wanna hear some approval,” he mentioned.
Born in Kingston, Jo Mersa was raised in South Florida. His recording profession started in 2010 with the tune, My Lady, a collaboration along with his cousin, Daniel Bambaata Marley, son of his uncle Ziggy Marley.
Jo Mersa collaborated along with his father on Revelation Celebration, a tune from Revelation Pt. II: The Fruit of Life, Stephen’s 2016 album. He additionally launched two EPs — Comfy in 2014 and Everlasting, which got here out in 2021.
