TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS W/ JO MERSA MARLEY
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS W/ JO MERSA MARLEY
Sunday, January 13, 2019 | 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm | abacoa amphitheatre
Support: Bryce Allyn Band and Roots Almighty
Toots is one of the true architects of reggae – so much so that “Do the Reggay,” a 1968 single by Toots and his group, the Maytals, is credited with giving the genre its name. Classic songs written and recorded by Toots and the Maytals have been covered by the likes of the Clash and the Specials, and the group was featured in reggae’s greatest breakthrough event – “The Harder They Come,” the 1972 film that became an international sensation.
As the eldest son of Stephen Marley and grandson of Bob Marley, Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley grew up surrounded by music. By the time he was four years old, Jo was appearing onstage alongside his father, his uncle Ziggy and aunts Cedella and Sharon (a.k.a. Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers) 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. Born in Kingston, Jamaica on March 12, 1991, Jo moved to Miami at age 11 where he keenly observed his father and his uncle Damian as they created music in Stephen’s Lion’s Den studio. Back then school was the priority for Jo; traveling with Ziggy and the Melody Makers was reserved for school breaks and summer vacations, yet those experiences provided first-hand opportunities for Jo to expand his musical aspirations beyond the performance stage.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY DEUTERMAN PRODUCTIONS - KIDS 12 UNDER FREE
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