Bob Marley has been dead for 28 years, but his legacy lives on at the Grammys.

Three of his sons were nominated for prizes on Sunday, and two of them won.

Ziggy Marley, 41, his eldest son, picked up the fifth Grammy of his career, this time in the children's musical album category for his all-star project

The 52nd annual staging of the Grammy Awards was yet another milestone for reggae family, the Marleys, as brothers Stephen and Ziggy strolled away with the coveted gramaphones in the Best Reggae Album and Best Musical Album for Children categories, respectively.

the second solo Grammy for Stephen who also won the prize in 2008 for the non-acoustic version of the said album, Mind Control. The artiste's Grammy tally now stands at seven having won awards before as part of Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers in 1988, 1989 and 1997. He also earned awards for his production work on both of his brother, Damian 'Junior Gong' Marley's albums, Half-Way Tree in 2001 and Welcome to Jamrock in 2006.

Ziggy, who is no stranger to the golden gramaphones, climbed over some five other nominees to grip the award with his Family Time album. In a brief comment to this newspaper, the singer said: "I feel very blessed to have travelled on this journey with my family and friends and feel honoured to have the Grammy Academy recognise Family Time."