Sounds of the City Tour in Downtown Kingston
This 3-hour bus tour immerses guests in Jamaican music history, visiting Orange Street ("Beat Street"), the birthplace of Dennis Brown and home to Studio One Records. The tour showcases historic studios of producers like Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, and Cecil 'Prince Buster' Campbell, with murals celebrating Reggae, Ska, and Rocksteady that embellish the walls of Beat Street.
Additionally, the tour features Rockers International, the last recording studio on "Beat Street,". Lovers of reggae will also be in for an experience as we trod through Trench Town Culture Yard, where Bob Marley lived in his adolescent years and wrote one of his popular songs "No Woman No Cry." Visitors can enjoy classic vinyl, explore a museum curated by Christopher Whyms-Stone, and see artifacts from Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer. The Yard preserves reggae history and supports new Jamaican artists.
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Sounds of the City Tour in Downtown Kingston
What's included in Sounds of the City Tour in Downtown Kingston
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Trench Town Culture Yard
Culture Yard's experienced tour guide will give the history of the space to include the different housing levels, the childhood of Bob Marley and Bob's first vehicle (on Site).
Learn the history of the musical energy that pulsates through the veins of Jamaica's culture. Move and groove down memory lane with sweet reggae music played using vinyl.
Kingston
For the remaining 1 hour and 45 minutes, guests will enjoy an immersive Downtown Kingston journey, discovering its rich history while touring stunning murals at different intervals.
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Tour Guide
- No food and beverages (except one bottled water)
- Tips/ Gratuity
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- From Harbour Street, turn left on Duke Street (before the Air Jamaica Building), make the immediate left onto Water Lane (Brick Road). Proceed for two blocks to Church street. The entrance (Black door) will be on the corner of Church Street and Water Lane.
