Revelation Pt. 2 - The Fruit of Life
| Stephen Marley | |
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Stephen Marley performing in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Raggamuffin |
| Born |
April 20, 1972 Wilmington, Delaware, US |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Executive producer, singer |
| Labels | Tuff Gong, Ghetto Youths International |
| Associated acts |
Damian Marley Ky-Mani Marley Ziggy Marley Julian Marley Nas Buju Banton |
| Website | www.stephenmarleymusic.com |
Stephen Robert Nesta "Raggamuffin" Marley (born April 20, 1972) is a Jamaican American musician, who is the son of Bob Marley and his wife Rita Marley. Stephen is an eight-time Grammy award winner, three times as a solo artist, twice as a producer of younger brother Damian Marley's 'Halfway Tree' and 'Welcome to Jamrock' albums, and a further three times as a member of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers.
His 2011 album Revelation Pt. 1 – The Root of Life won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2012. The follow-up, Revelation Pt. 2 - The Fruit of Life was released on July 22, 2016.
In his self-produced solo albums Mind Control (2007), Mind Control Acoustic (2008), Revelation Part I: The Root of Life (2011) and Revelation Part II: The Fruit of Life (2016) Stephen has displayed artistic creativity previously associated with American legends such as Stevie Wonder and Prince; where the artiste composes and produces all the songs on his album, and plays a variety of the musical instruments himself.
On 3 April 2017, Stephen and Pitbull performed at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on the main stage, playing their single, "Options".
Stephen was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. He currently lives in Miami, Florida, where he has a home and a private recording studio. His son Yohan Marley is working on an EP. His eldest son, Joseph "Jo Mersa" Marley, is also a musician who recently released his EP "Comfortable".
In 1979, a seven year old Stephen started his musical career as part of the child band the Melody Makers alongside older siblings Ziggy, Sharon and Cedella- the children of Bob Marley and wife Rita. The Melody Makers recorded the song "Children Playing in the Streets" written by their father Bob Marley. Proceeds of the sale of the song went to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). In 1980, Stephen performed the lead on the Melody Makers' single "Sugar Pie" and dedicated the song to 'all the pretty girls' when the group performed at Reggae Sunsplash 1981.
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