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Who is Bob Marley Grandson? How did he die?

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The son of Stephen Marley and the grandson of Bob Marley passes away at a very early age. Joseph ‘Jo Mers’ Marley was just 31 years old and died on 27 December; the musicians’ officials confirmed the news of Joseph’s death to the magazine Rolling Stone. In 2010 Jo Mersa Marley started his career with “My Girl”, a collaboration with cousin Daniel Bambaata Marley. After two years, he released “Bad So”, which is included in his ” Comfortable ” EP.

Know more about Joe Mersa Marley

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Joe was born in Jamaica and completed his early education at the Saints Peter and Paul Preparatory School. Then, he moved to Florida for higher education. He attended Palmetto High School and Miami Dade College in Florida, where he acquired Studio Engineering knowledge. According to some unknown source, Jo made his first stage debut at four, along with his father, his uncle Ziggy Marley, and his aunts, Cedella Marley and Sharon Marley. According to other news reports, he finished his degree in studio engineering at Miami Dade College.

Reason Behind the death of Jo Mersa Marley died

The details of the death are still unknown. Jo Mersa was found unresponsive in the vehicle on Tuesday, as told by the journalist Abka Fitz-Henley. According to different reports or unofficial sources and the South Florida radio station WZPP claims that the singer Jo Mersa died from an unexpected heart attack.

Family Structure of Jo Mersa Marley

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Jo is the son of Stephen Marley and son legend singer Bob Marley. As all we know, Jo’s grandfather pioneered the reggae movement. He released many songs during the reggae movement, like Get up, Is This Love, Everything’s Gonna Be Alright and many others. At the age of 36, Bob Marley died due to a type of skin cancer. The strange thing is that singer had 11 children from seven different women. In an interview, Joe shared their thoughts about his grandfather Bob Marley “There are things you must overcome, and you must do, and that is how it is. We have to live our lives, you know? I’m not under any extreme pressure. I am grateful for being a Marley. I’m grateful that I was born where I was born and placed where God has decided. I’m grateful and proud of myself.”

Reggae music: what is it?

It is a Jamaican music genre that started in the late 1960s. The term “Reggae” is also used to indicate the contemporary popular music from the Jamaica area. But sometimes, this term can also refer to all popular Jamaican dance music types. Reggae is sometimes used to refer to the news, social gossip and political satire. You can easily recognise this type of music with the help of bass and drum downbeat with the offbeat rhythm section.

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