Stephen Marley | |
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.jpg) Stephen Marley performing in 2007 | |
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| Birth name | Stephen Robert Nesta Marley |
| Also known as | Raggamuffin |
| Born | April 20, 1972 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Tuff Gong Ghetto Youths International |
| Website | stephenmarleymusic |
Stephen Robert Nesta Marley (born April 20, 1972) is a Jamaican-American musician. The son of Bob Marley, Marley is an eight-time Grammy Award winner, three times as a solo artist, twice as a producer of his younger paternal half-brother Damian Marley's Halfway Tree and Welcome to Jamrock albums, and a further three times as a member of his older brother Ziggy Marley's group Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers.
Marley's 2011 album Revelation Pt. 1 – The Root of Life won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2012.[1] His follow-up, Revelation Pt. 2 – The Fruit of Life, was released on July 22, 2016.[2]
In several of 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) he has composed and produced all the songs on his album, and he has played a variety of the musical instruments himself.
On April 3, 2017, Marley and Pitbull performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, playing their single, "Options".[3][4]
- ^ Grizzle, Shereita (2014) "Stephen Marley Lets 'Rock Stone' Loose", Jamaica Gleaner, March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ " Stephen Marley announces the release of his new album", bobmarley.com, May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- ^ "Stephen Marley & Pitbull set to perform 'Options' on Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". bobmarley.com. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "Pitbull ft. Stephen Marley: Options". The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via YouTube.