{"id":2684,"date":"2020-12-30T17:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toonsarah-travels.blog\/staging\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2021-01-30T11:22:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T11:22:38","slug":"one-love-the-rhythms-of-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toonsarah-travels.blog\/staging\/one-love-the-rhythms-of-jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"One love: the rhythms of Jamaica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Few would argue with the idea that the main contribution that Jamaica has made to international culture is its reggae music and the man who did most to bring that to the world\u2019s attention was Bob Marley. So it\u2019s<\/span><\/strong> perhaps not surprising that he has achieved cult status on the island.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t think a day of our stay passed without hearing the strains of \u2018One Love, \u2018Stir it up\u2019 or another of his hits. And today when I hear his music I am instantly transported back to Jamaica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two must-see sights for Bob Marley fans, or anyone interested in the culture of the island and its music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bob Marley Museum, Kingston<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I had seen the Bob Marley Museum described as a tourist trap, but after our visit I felt inclined to disagree. OK, it was<\/strong> a very slick operation; but the range of items on display and the unique atmosphere of the house where he once lived (and his sons still record) kept this experience very definitely on the right side of that tacky line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were shown around by a very chirpy and obviously well-schooled young girl whose emphatic gestures and apparent devotion to \u2018Mrs Rita Marley\u2019 made me smile. The tour started outside where we were shown a wall with paintings of scenes from Marley\u2019s life, his Land Rover, statue etc.<\/p>\n\n\n