Julian Marley

Julian Marley
Julian Marley on stage in Cascais, Portugal.
Background information
Birth name	Julian Ricardo Marley
Also known as	Ju Ju Royal
Born	(1975-06-04) June 4, 1975 London, England
Genres	Roots Reggae
Labels	Tuff Gong, Ghetto Youth International, Lightyear
Associated acts	Bob Marley Ky-Mani Marley Ziggy Marley Damian Marley Stephen Marley

Julian Ricardo Marley (born 4 June 1975, London) is a British Jamaican reggae musician. He is the son of reggae legend Bob Marley and Lucy Pounder, a Bajan. He is a member of the Rastafari movement.

Biography

Julian's childhood was spent between England and Jamaica. Musical from an early age, he learned to play the keyboard, drums, bass, guitar, among other instruments. Along with his half-brothers Ziggy Marley and Stephen Marley, he became involved with Ghetto Youth International, a production company, in 1989. Julian released a solo album, Lion in the Morning, in 1996 and embarked on a world tour. He and his half-brother Damian Marley toured with the Lollapalooza festival in 1997. His second album, A Time And Place, was released in 2003. His third album, Awake (released in 2009), was nominated for a prestigious Grammy Award in the Best Reggae Album category.

In 2011 he participated in Mawazine festival that took place at Rabat, Morocco. In January 2013 he performed a reggae concert in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Discography

• Lion in the Morning (1996)
• A Time & Place (2003)
• Awake (2009)

External links

• Julian Marley Fanpage
• Julian Marley Photos
• GYI: Julian
• Interview with Julian Marley
• Article on Marley Family