December 28, (THEWILL) – Joseph Marley, aka Jo Mersa, grandson of legendary reggae artiste, Bob Marley and son of Grammy award-winning musician, Stephen Marley, has died.
According to Rolling Stone, his unfortunate demise was confirmed on Tuesday by his representative. He was aged 31.
Jo Mersa’s death was first reported in a tweet by journalist Abka Fitz-Henley, and according to WZPP Radio, the musician was found in his vehicle but his cause of death has not yet been stated.
Born in Jamaica in 1991, Jo Mersa moved to Miami at the age of 11, according to Rolling Stone. He attended Palmetto High School before enrolling at Miami Dade College, where he studied studio engineering.
Jo Mersa was exposed to music at an early age while being raised by his father, Stephen, 50, one of Bob’s 11 children, who followed in the late reggae artiste’s footsteps.
After beginning to write music in middle school, Jo Mersa released his first song “My Girl”, which was a collaboration with his cousin, Daniel Bambaata Marley, in 2010. In 2014, Jo Mersa dropped his first EP, titled Comfortable. His latest and second EP, Eternal, was released last year.
While promoting the tracks, he opened up about his grandfather, who died in 1981 at the age of 36. He told Reggaeville.com about his legacy and added that his family remembers the late singer by reminiscing about the memories they had with him.
