Kingston & Jamaica

You know certainly Kingston, the capital,and the largest city, of Jamaica! So I want to present you this city,and Jamaica too, because it's really the birthplace of reggae music and it's there that reggae began to be famous.

So Kingston is located on the southeastern coast of the island country. The musical in this city are very different, genres reggae, ska, rocksteady, dub, and, more recently, dancehall and ragga all originated in the island's vibrant popular urban recording industry. Internationally known reggae musician Bob Marley was born in Jamaica and is very respected there. Many other internationally known artists were born in Jamaica including Lee "Scratch" Perry, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Big Youth, Jimmy Cliff, Dennis Brown, Beenie Man, Shaggy, Buju Banton, Sean Paul, I Wayne, Capleton, Bounty Killer and many others...

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