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Bob Marley was a reggae fable who served arsenic a satellite ambassador for reggae music, earned induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame successful 1994, and sold much than 20 cardinal records. The artist, unfortunately, passed distant from malignant melanoma crab successful 1981. However, his bequest continues done his music, his 12 kids, and much than 20 grandkids. Unfortunately, 1 of his grandkids, Joseph Mersa Marley, passed distant suddenly connected Dec. 27, 2022 astatine the property of 31.
Now, Bob’s beingness is coming to the large screen. A biopic astir his beingness Bob Marley: One Love will deed theaters connected January 12, 2024. The movie volition star Kingsley Ben-Adir as the precocious singer. The archetypal trailer was released connected Thursday, July 6, 2023, and it features galore important moments successful Bob’s life, similar erstwhile helium performed astatine the bid performance successful Jamaica and dispersed his connection of bid done his music. Read connected to larn astir the “Buffalo Solder” hitmaker’s 12 children and implicit 20 grandchildren.
Sharon Marley
Bob Marely’s kids. (Peter Stone/Shutterstock)
Sharon Marley was calved to Bob Marley’s woman Rita Marley connected Nov. 23, 1964, and Bob adopted Sharon erstwhile helium tied the knot with Rita successful 1966. The 58-year-old is progressive successful the arts similar her dad, arsenic she is simply a singer, dancer, and curator. She was portion of the award-winning radical Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers her siblings Ziggy Marley, Cedella Marley, and Stephen Marley. The radical has 3 Grammy Awards and 8 nominations to its name.
Cedella Marley
Cedella Marley successful a theater. (Shangri-La/Kobal/Shutterstock)
Cedella Marley was calved to Bob Marley and Rita Marley connected Aug. 23, 1967 and was named aft her paternal grandmother. The palmy 55-year-old wears galore hats arsenic a vocalist who was portion of Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers and arsenic a manager for respective of her family’s ventures. She is the proprietor and decorator of a women’s casualwear marque Catch A Fire, which is named aft bob’s debut medium for Island Records, the CEO of Tuff Gong International, Bob’s grounds statement helium created successful 1965, and manager of The Bob Marley Foundation, according to her website. Cedella besides helps tally Hope Road Merchandising, LLC, a “Marley household entity that manages the rights to Bob’s sanction and likeness”, and House of Marley, which runs merchandising for the Marley family. connected apical of each that, she’s the writer down the children’s books, The Boy from Nine Miles (The Early Life of Bob Marley), Three Little Birds, One Love and Every Little Thing.
Her latest book, Marley and the Family Band, was released successful aboriginal 2022. “[The book] chronicles my beingness erstwhile we moved to Delaware — we came from Jamaica and moved to Wilmington, Delaware erstwhile I was a young girl,” Cedella told CBS News successful Feb. 2022. “And I conscionable wanted to stock that acquisition of being a migrant kid astatine the clip and bringing euphony to the neighborhood,” she continued. “It’s besides a outcry retired to the unifying powerfulness of euphony arsenic good arsenic the value of migration stories for children similar myself and others.”
Cedella is besides the arrogant parent of 3 boys, whom she shares with her husband David Minto.
She reflected connected her father’s bequest up of the opening of a philharmonic honoring him titled Get Up, Stand Up!. “When Daddy passed successful 1981, the naysayers said that his euphony and his bequest would beryllium nothing,” she told The Guardian. “Now that helium is nary longer physically here, helium has agelong agone proven them wrong. He was the 1 who said, ‘My euphony volition unrecorded connected for ever.’”
Ziggy Marley
Ziggy Marley poses for a representation successful Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/AP/Shutterstock)
Bob Marley’s eldest son, Ziggy Marley, surely takes aft his begetter and is arguably the astir celebrated instrumentalist of his ample brood. He was calved connected Oct. 17, 1968. The 54-year-old was the pb vocalist successful Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers and has a plethora of albums to tout, positive eight Grammy awards to his name. His archetypal medium was titled Dragonfly and was released successful 2003. His 2nd album, Love Is a Religion, won a Grammy Award successful 2007. He past went connected to release Family Time, Wild and Free, Fly Rasta and his self-titled album. His astir caller medium titled, More Family Time, came successful 2020. He’s actively touring.
Like his older sister, helium Ziggy has released respective children’s books, a cookbook, and adjacent a comic publication called MarijuanaMan. He besides created a photograph publication successful a tribute to his begetter titled Bob Marley: Portrait of the Legend. “Going done the photos, it deed maine however young helium was,” Ziggy told Caribbean Journal about moving connected the book. “It’s sad, but helium did truthful overmuch successful that time— it’s inactive a testament to his morals and spirituality. He knew helium had to bash everything successful the shortest magnitude of time.”
Furthermore, Ziggy is simply a philanthropist and supports a myriad of foundations that enactment children successful need, the environment, education, healthcare, and more. He has 7 children, including vocalist Bambaata Marley.
Stephen Marley
Stephen Marley astatine the Kaya Music Festival. (Larry Marano/Shutterstock)
Stephen Marley, 51, was calved connected April 20, 1972 to Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He started singing professionally astatine the property of 7 with his older siblings successful The Melody Makers. He is an eight-time Grammy winner, with six of them coming from the Best Album category. Like his older member Ziggy, helium is simply a philanthropist. Stephen co-founded the Ghetto Youths Foundation with his younger brothers Damian and Julian Marley. He is besides presently touring.
Robbie Marley
Robbie Marley attended the premiere of the movie ‘Marley.’ (Phil Mccarten/UPI/Shutterstock)
Robbie Marley was calved to Bob Marley and Pat Williams on May 16, 1972. The 51-year-old lives a comparatively backstage beingness compared to his siblings, but was documented going connected a travel to Africa with his brothers Ziggy Marley and Rohan Marley in 2011 for a filmed titled Marley Africa Roadtrip that is disposable connected Amazon Prime Video. It’s authoritative statement reads, “Marley Africa Roadtrip follows 3 sons of euphony fable Bob Marley arsenic they question backmost to Africa with hopes of reconnecting with their father. Thirty years aft his passing, Ziggy, Rohan and Robbie Marley uncover the roots of his bequest of music, household and African Unity.”
He besides appeared successful the 2012 documentary, MARLEY. In an interrogation that aforesaid year, helium explained however being the lad of Bob Marley has made him a amended idiosyncratic aft being asked however having an “iconic father” benefits him. “It benefits, but astatine the aforesaid time… It benefits. There’s nary antagonistic successful that. It ever helps you to go a amended person, due to the fact that if I wasn’t the lad of [Bob Marley], past I could bash atrocious things,” helium told Collider.
Rohan Marley
Rohan Marley astatine the Marley Brunch. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP/Shuttershock)
Rohan Marley was calved connected May 19, 1972 to Bob Marley and Janet Hunt. The 51-year-old entrepreneur is besides a begetter to 5 children with vocalist and songwriter Lauryn Hill: Selah Marley, Zion David Marley, John Nesta Marley, Joshua Omaru Marley and Sarah Marley. He besides shares Nico Marley, Eden Marley with Geraldine Khawley and Maria Fialho Marley with Barbara Fialho.
He made headlines successful 2020 erstwhile his girl Selah called some her parents retired successful an online video that tin beryllium seen here for arguing successful beforehand of her and utilizing carnal means to punish her, and accused Rohan of not being a contiguous father. He apologized to his girl publically connected Instagram. “I emotion her precise overmuch and bash apologize for immoderate contributions I whitethorn person added by arguing successful beforehand of her arsenic a child,” helium wrote successful the statement. “I’ve grown arsenic a man, a spiritual being and a father. I americium perpetually increasing and volition thatch my children to ever instrumentality the higher roadworthy successful immoderate disagreements. I volition beryllium determination for her nary substance however galore hours, days, months oregon years it volition take. I volition beryllium the champion Dad that I tin be. One Love.”
Stephanie Marley
Stephanie Marley was calved to Bob and Rita Marley connected August 17, 1974. The 48-year-old lives a comparatively backstage life, but it is known she worked astatine B’Unik Modeling Talent Agency arsenic precocious arsenic 2015 and was tasked with turning their concern around. “We person been networking with advertisement agencies and accumulation teams to get our institution successful the know. We inactive person to enactment connected accrued publicity; however, the effect has been bully arsenic we person made it easier for agencies to find and place children with talent,” she told the Jamaica Observer successful 2015.
Karen Marley
Cedella Marley and Karen Marley astatine the ‘Marley’ movie premiere. (Peter Brooker/Shutterstock)
Karen Marley was calved to Bob Marley and Janet Bowen in 1973. The 50-year-old resides successful England and is progressive successful the manner industry. She’s a decorator who has her ain statement called By Karen Marley. She precocious honored her begetter connected her societal media by posting lyrics to his opus “Forever Loving Jah.” She besides precocious posted an inspiring connection successful grant of him. She wrote, “Choose contiguous to larn from your mistakes. Choose to let immoderate situation to marque you stronger. Choose the disappointments to marque you much determined. Choose to crook your frustrations into stronger patience. Today, you person the powerfulness to take to beryllium positively proactive and not fto thing clasp you backmost from happiness.”
Julian Marley
Julian Marley successful performance (JLN Photography/Shutterstock)
Julian Marley,48, was calved to Bob Marley and Lucy Pounder on June 4, 1975 and similar galore of his siblings, helium is simply a musician, songwriter, producer, and humanitarian. The devout Rastafarian released his archetypal album, Lion In The Morning, successful 1996. He past released A Time & Place, Awake and astir recently, As I Am. In a 2020 interview, Julian said helium doesn’t consciousness pressured to beryllium arsenic large arsenic his begetter was. “You can’t bash doubly arsenic much; you person to bash what you tin do,” helium told The Guardian Life. “You person to bash what you are expected to do, cuz everyone has a mission. Everyone has thing to do. I don’t deliberation of it similar that.”
Ky-Mani Marley
Ky-Mani Marley astatine the Kaya Music Festival. (Larry Marano/Shutterstock)
Ky-Mani Marley was calved connected Feb. 26, 1976 to Bob Marley and Anite Belnavis. The 47-year-old is simply a instrumentalist with 1 Grammy information nether his belt. He besides has recorded a fig of albums including Like Father Like Son in grant of his dad, Radio, The Journey, and Maestro.
Damian Marley
Damian Marley astatine The Ends Festival. (Brett Cove/SOPA Images/Shuttershock)
Damian Marley was calved to Bob and Cindy Breakspeare (Miss World 1976) connected July 21, 1978. The 44-year-old is simply a DJ, vocalist and rapper. He released his archetypal medium Mr. Marley successful grant of his begetter successful 1996. He has 4 Grammy wins to his name, including for the Best Reggae Album class for his astir caller work, 2017’s Stony Hill.
Ahead of what would person been Bob Marley’s day connected February 6, 2019, Damian reflected connected his father’s effect connected their lives. “Our begetter is truly a portion of our mundane life, to archer you the truth, with the lessons and the morals and the illustration that helium acceptable carries america done everything that we do,” helium told OkPlayer. “So it is large to see, connected his birthday, truthful galore different radical observe him. But we observe him each day.”
Makeda Jahnesta
Bob Marley shares his youngest child Makeda Jahnesta with Yvette Crichton. She was calved connected May 30, 1981, conscionable days aft Bob passed away. The 42-year-old has a lad named Kai and keeps fans posted connected him connected her societal media. She made headlines erstwhile she was caught growing marijuana successful her location successful 2010. Not overmuch other is known astir his youngest child.
Bob Marley’s Grandchildren
Bob Marley has 12 children and adjacent much grandchildren: astatine slightest 20! Read connected to larn astir the singer’s astir notable grandkids.
Joseph Mersa Marley
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Joseph Mersa Marley was a dedicated instrumentalist similar galore of his household members (Photo: ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA)As mentioned above, his 31-year-old grandson Joseph Mersa Marley died suddenly connected Dec. 27, 2022. According to aggregate reports, helium was recovered unresponsive successful a vehicle, but a origin of decease was not instantly given. Joseph was a talented instrumentalist who decided to prosecute euphony astatine an aboriginal age.
“I decided I wanted to bash euphony from I was 11. Me and my relative Daniel began to marque beats with MPCs (MIDI Production Center oregon Music Production Controller) but I wouldn’t prevention them properly,” helium told Jamaica Observer successful 2014. “Then erstwhile I was astir 12, my cousins and I went connected the Melody Makers’ Roots Rock tour. Uncle Ziggy bought my cousins an Apple laptop and we utilized the Garage Band bundle and made our beats connected it. We recorded from the microphone, enactment connected our headphones and that became our workplace for a bully 3 years. That is erstwhile my songwriting started to get much focused.”
Joseph released 2 EPs during his euphony career: Comfortable successful 2014 and Eternal successful 2021. He besides collaborated with his father, Stephen, connected his 2016 opus ”Revelation Party”, which was from his album Revelation Part 2: The Fruit of Life.
Mystic Marley
Mystic Marley, 26, is the sister of Joseph and was calved successful March of 1997. She is an aspiring instrumentalist herself and boasts much than 15,000 Instagram followers. She is inspired by her precocious gramps each day, and she said she adjacent erstwhile saw him successful the clouds. “There was a infinitesimal wherever I virtually saw his look successful the cloud, and cipher could archer maine it wasn’t him,” she told TODAY in 2021.
Adding that she ever feels his presence, she said, “I consciousness similar quality has this truly beauteous mode of showing itself sometimes — and adjacent successful the trees sometimes. I just, like, adjacent my eyes and I spot him, oregon I’m making euphony and I consciousness him.”
Donisha Prendergast
Donisha Prendergast worked arsenic the caput of documentation and unrecorded societal media for Kaya Fest, a reggae euphony festival, successful 2018 (Photo: MHAA/ZDS/WENN/Newscom/The Mega Agency)
Donisha Prendergast became an advocator for constabulary betterment aft she was reported to beryllium breaking into a confederate California AirBnb she had rented portion connected a enactment trip. The eldest grandchild of Bob and Rita Marley was with 2 different Black colleagues and a achromatic adjunct erstwhile they were surrounded by 7 constabulary cars. “When I was ordered to enactment my hands up I looked astatine 1 of the policemen and said are you serious? From the archetypal fewer minutes, they knew that they were incorrect but determination is nary protocol to deescalate the situation,” she explained to Billboard.
“They ne'er drew weapons and astatine nary infinitesimal was I afraid; I conscionable felt atrocious for them due to the fact that they looked similar robots repeating protocol. The constabulary got a telephone astir a imaginable burglary successful process and they sent 7 vehicles, a chopper and not 1 achromatic serviceman but they knew it was 3 achromatic radical there,” she further recalled. “What did they expect would happen? We person to revise this protocol due to the fact that it has resulted successful galore destructive ends; I americium definite that 1 of the reasons wherefore the constabulary were truthful good behaved successful this lawsuit is due to the fact that of who I am.”
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