J.O.E - Contributed

Singer J.O.E., formerly known as Lil Joe, is gone but not forgotten. A music video featuring the artiste's last live performance will be released soon.

The 25-year-old singer, born Alty George Nunes, died in February from a brain aneurysm. J.O.E. was doing well after being admitted at the University Hospital of the West Indies last year for three weeks after a blood vessel burst in his brain. His survival was described as a miracle, as persons with that condition would normally die or go into a vegetative state.

Derrick Coffie from Equiknoxx Music, who has worked with the artiste for over 10 years, told The STAR that there are plans for upcoming works to be released for J.O.E most of which they could not yet speak about.

One of which will be the release of the music video for Rastaman Chant on the 'Nyabinghi' rhythm. Coffie said "The day before J.O.E passed on he did a live performance at Bull Bay, St Thomas, which was filmed by Fabricated Projects. So we're making that into a music video for release by this weekend. We really want to keep J.O.E's memory alive and focus on getting his message across."

J.O.E. is the son of former NDTC dancer and choreographer Patsy Ricketts and brother of Digicel's sponsorships and events manager Tahnida Nunes. He had songs like Hey Yo, Crazy and Struggles. In 2005, he placed third in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's Popular Song competition.

For his Equiknoxx family they are still trying to cope with his death. Coffie said "It's a struggle to get over it. Everything reminds us of J.O.E, if you come into the studio there are writings on the wall from him, there are pictures. But I think we've reached the point where we want to celebrate his memory, to ensure he leaves behind a legacy and to focus on getting his message across."