The Wailers and friends would like to offer our heartfelt condolences to Tyrone’s family. When you hear the keys on Three Little Birds (and many other hits), you should always think of Tyrone. Tyrone joined The Wailers just before the age of 20, making his recording début with the band on Rastaman Vibration. It reads: “It is with great sadness and a heavy heart from the news that The Wailers’ own keyboard player, brother and friend Tyrone Downie passed away. Now hear this! This week I was devastated by the news coming from Jamaica via King Isaac. Others say this shows her extreme popularity across the globe. Some fans have expressed anger at the fake report saying it was reckless, distressing and hurtful to fans of the much-loved singer. She's still alive and well.Stop believing what you see on the Internet,” they said. “She joins the long list of celebrities who have been victimized by this hoax. On Tuesday (November 8) the singer's reps officially confirmed that Rita Marley is not dead. Some pointed out that the news had not been carried on any major Jamaican networks such as radio and television, indicating that it was a fake report, as the death of a singer of Rita Marley’s stature would be major news across networks.Ī recent poll conducted for the Celebrity Post shows that 83% still think false Rita Marley death rumours are funny. He also appeared on a Grammy-winning album Strictly Roots by Morgan Heritage.Whereas some trusting fans believed the post, others were immediately skeptical of the report, perhaps learning their lesson from the huge amount of fake death reports emerging about celebrities over recent months. 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. 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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