The sound of summer is coming to Midtown Ballroom on June 1st in the form of eight-time Grammy winning Reggae producer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Marley.  Marley is hitting the road for his 30-city tour which begins next weekend (May 26-July 24) in support of his fourth studio album, Revelation Part II: The Fruit of Life, releasing July 22.

Stephen "Ragga" Marley is the second eldest son of reggae legend Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He was raised in Kingston, Jamaica and started singing professionally at seven-years old with his elder siblings Ziggy, Sharon and Cedella as The Melody Makers. The singer, songwriter, musician and producer has consecutively landed #1 on the U.S. Billboard Reggae Album Chart for all of his solo albums and has earned a total of eight Grammys for Best Reggae Album. He won this accolade as a solo artist for Mind Control, Mind Control Acoustic and Revelation Part I: The Root of Life, as producer for Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley’s Half Way Tree and Welcome To Jamrock and as a member of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers for Conscious Party, One Bright Day and Fallen Is Babylon. The multi-talented artist has been steadily releasing music since his last album Revelation Part I: The Root of Life (2011) and is gearing up for his Spring 2016 album Revelation Part II: The Fruit of Life. Off the album, he has two new songs available on iTunes, including "Rock Stone" ft. Capleton & Sizzla and "Ghetto Boy " ft. Bounty Killer & Cobra (which captures the perpetuating cycle of violence and crime that can start from an early age). Marley shines as a live performer, beaming with the color and spirit of modern Reggae.

"Ghetto Boy" by Stephen "Ragga" Marley ft. Bounty Killer & COBRA; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyP3cojSe1w

“Rock Stone” ft. Sizzla and Capleton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laMMLQfnySw