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STEPHEN “RAGGA” MARLEY – THE REGGAE REBEL!

Bob Marley’s second son on his father’s ‘cowboy’ fashion sense, working with his son, and why his new album is like a fruit basket By Davina Hamilton —- BEARING MUSICAL FRUIT: Stephen Marley—- DON’T SAY that Stephen Marley isn’t versatile. With his new album, Revelation Part II: The Fruit of Life, boasting collaborations with acts including reggae star Shaggy, hip-hop hero Black Thought and Australian rapstress Iggy Azalea, it’s clear that Bob Marley’s second son knows how to mix and blend musical styles. “We had a concept,” Stephen says of his latest offering. “This album is the second part of a two-part series. The first part was [the 2011 album] Revelation Part 1: The Root Of Life. And this is Revelation Part 2: The Fruit of Life. “The plan this time was to cross-pollinate other … Read entire article »

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“THE MARLEY NAME DOESN’T PRESSURE ME” SAYS BOB’S GRANDSON, JOE MERSA MARLEY!

 By Shereita Grizzle— Joe Mersa Marley looks at the mural of the Marley’s generation at the Bob Marley Museum. Carrying on a name and a legacy can be pressuring, but it is a job Joseph ‘Jo Mersa’ Marley, grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, takes pleasure in doing. One would think that having been born into a musical family, pursuing music as a career would have been a no-brainer for Jo Mersa, but the eldest son of Grammy winning reggae artist, Stephen Marley, told The Sunday Gleaner, that although he felt naturally inclined to do music, it was music that chose him and not the other way around. “Music choose me innu, because is not everybody in the family do music,” he explained. “It was easier to pursue it because of the accessibility and because … Read entire article »

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