26 Facts About Julian Marley

Julian Ricardo Marley was born on 4 June 1975 and is a British-Jamaican reggae musician, songwriter, producer and humanitarian.

Julian Marley is the son of reggae music icon Bob Marley, and Lucy Pounder.

Julian Marley was interested in music from an early age, having learned to play the keyboard, drums, bass and guitar.

Julian Marley released a solo album, Lion in the Morning, in 1996 and embarked on a world tour.

Julian Marley was born out of wedlock outside of Bob's marriage to singer Rita Julian Marley.

Julian Marley is the only one of Bob Marley's sons born in the UK.

Julian Marley was raised by his mother, Lucy Pounder, in England, and travelled frequently to Jamaica to visit his brothers.

Julian Marley, known as "Ju Ju" Julian Marley will remain a spiritual soul with a musical visionary that he will embark on an international mission.

In 1996, Julian Marley released his debut album titled Lion in the Morning.

Julian Marley got the opportunity to work with his brother Damian at the Lollapalooza Tour.

Julian Marley wrote two un-released songs at this time, "Uprising" and "What They Did Wrong", in response to the accident of his companion who is the Wailers drummer, Carlton Barrett's, murder outside his home in Jamaica.

Subsequently, Julian Marley formed a reggae band called The Uprising, which was inspired by his song, made up of young Jamaican musicians.

The Uprising and Julian Marley went on to open up for his brother Ziggy Julian Marley and his band, The Melody Makers.

Julian Marley got the chance to perform with the Wailers, which included the son of Carlton Barrett who played the drums.

Julian Marley contributed to a vast range of musical elements on Lauryn Hill's album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which became an award-winning album.

Julian Marley is a humanitarian and continues to build charitable missions and still contributes to the Ghetto Youths Foundation in the spirit of his father.

Julian Marley enjoys giving back to the youths in various communities whether it is playing with the children at the football fields in London or offering his free time with benefit concerts.

Julian Marley was 13 years old when he travelled to Israel in 1988.

Julian Marley was in the country to perform and he states that "it was spiritually uplifting" to be able to see where Christ came from.

Many of the Julian Marley family have visited Jerusalem before, but this was the first time Julian Marley was invited to perform at the Barby Club in Tel Aviv during his global tour.

Julian Marley had no problems at all performing in Israel because he wanted to tackle issues in a different way while during that time there were many boycotts in the country.

Julian Marley is always speaking of spreading the message of love through his music.

Julian Marley believes the importance to travel the world and spreading love through his religion.

At the 66 Annual Grammy Awards, Julian Marley won a Grammy for Reggae Album of the Year.

Julian Marley followed in his father's footsteps and is a devout Rastafarian who uses his music to inspire his life and spirituality.

Julian Marley had a daughter, born in 2007, who died in 2019 as a result of a brain tumour.