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

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

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

In 2008, the Jamaican government invited Marley and the Uprising band to represent Jamaica and perform at the Beijing Olympics.

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

[5] Although Marley was a Jamaican at heart, he is said to credit his British upbringing as a major influence on his music.

They created the group called the Ghetto Youths Crew which was formed by Julian, Stephen, Damian, and Kymani Marley.

Marley wrote two un-released songs at this time, "Uprising"[8] and "What They Did Wrong", in response to the accident of his companion who is also the Wailers drummer, Carlton Barrett's, murder outside his home in Jamaica.

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

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

He 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.

This also allowed them to produce and release various works featuring many artists to include their own material for the Ghetto Youths imprint.

With the invitation of the Jamaican government, The Uprising and Julian Marley performed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China and celebrated with Usain Bolt, a Gold medal-winner runner from Jamaica.

[15] In 2022, he and Hasidic hip-hop artist Moshe Reuven released the song "Say",[16] which was critically acclaimed, having been highlighted by places such as Rolling Stone.