![]() He also appeared on a Grammy-winning album Strictly Roots by Morgan Heritage. Jo Mersa made his debut in 2014 with the five-track EP titled Comfortable, which was released on the Marley family’s imprint Ghetto Youths International. He attended Palmetto High School and Miami Dade College where he studied studio engineering. Nearly six months after Jo Mersa Marley died at age 31, the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office has released new details about what led to his unexpected death. His bio on states that “by the time he was four years old, Jo was appearing onstage alongside his father, his uncle Ziggy and aunts Cedella and Sharon and their children as part of the group’s rousing concert finales with Jo often taking the mic and chanting the lyrics to the Melody Makers’ biggest songs, much to the delight of their audiences”. So glad I got to work with you.”īorn on March 12, 1991, Joe Mersa Marley spent his early years in Jamaica, where he attended Saints Peter and Paul Preparatory School, before moving to Florida at age 11 “where he keenly observed his father and his uncle Damian as they created music in Stephen’s Lion’s Den studio”. My deepest sincere condolences goes out to #StephenRagga and the whole Marley family.” “Jah know star, let’s all just cherish each moment from here on since none of us never know the time. ![]() My heartfelt sympathies to Joseph’s friends and associates and to the reggae music fraternity and fans everywhere,” Grange said.ĭancehall artiste Bounty Killer took to social media to extend his condolences. I extend my deepest condolences to Stephen Jo’s mom, Kerry, the Marleys and other family members. “We were graced by Joseph, whose stage name was Jo Mersa, performing at our Jamaica 60 Launch in Miramar, Florida, United States in May this year. Minister Grange said in a release that she was “deeply saddened by the news” and shared that Jo Mersa was part of Jamaica’s grand 60th celebrations earlier this year. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has led the entertainment fraternity in mourning the death of the artiste “whose untimely passing at the young age of 31 years old is a huge loss to the music as we look to the next generation”. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters.
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