Today, May 11, 2011, is being celebrated worldwide for 30 years a tribute of the passage of the myth of reggae Bob Marley, who flew to Zion on May 11, 1981 ..
The Bob Marley Museum is a museum in Kingston, Jamaica, dedicated to the reggae musician Bob Marley. It is located at number 56 in Hope Road, Kingston 6, and is the former residence of the singer. It was also the headquarters of the Tuff Gong label, founded by a group of Marley, The Wailers in 1970. It was in this house that in 1976, there was a failed attempt to assassinate Bob Marley ..
The structure of the house has two floors, the lower is the masonry and the top of the timber. The original plan of the building was essentially rectangular, with a portiere building design that has a bedroom above and a 'carport' below. Above the main portion of the building is a roof down with a thread attached gable covering the porch. The house is original and shows even many period features such as templates wide, the wooden railing of the stairs made by hand, the lattice work throughout, with the entrance and arched windows with original shapes. The servants' quarters are located at the rear of the building. The museum houses memorabilia of the singer and reggae superstar, the legendary Bob Marley. The reggae music is identifiable with the culture of Jamaica and internationally, and the museum provides a glimpse into this aspect of their musical culture.
Already at the entrance, the walls of the outer and inner walls are decorated with beautiful paintings of Marley, and entry is through a handsome iron gate, decorated with lions and photography of Bob ..
Ride the interior of the house of Bob Marley shows that some rooms are just like when he lived there, and some rooms are filled with memorabilia, clothing worn by the star, photographs of the artist and his band, prizes, get all your records in almost all platinum ..
The room and kitchen are just like when he lived there, giving an interesting notion of everyday life of Marley. The room on the second floor houses a solarium, a favorite of Bob for meditation, and has a privileged view of Kingston, and decorated with a panel of Haile Selassie I, painted by artist Neville Garrick, the same as did the album covers Bob, he designed an addition new to the Bob Marley Museum, and served as executive director of the Bob Marley Foundation until 1996 ..
There are other paintings of Garrick around the museum, and the walls ..
In one of the outer walls can be seen that the bullet holes are still on the walls in an attempt to assassinate Bob.
The museum is located at the site of the house of the legendary musician, who bought in 1975 by Chris Blackwell, former owner of Island Records. This house, featuring 19th century architecture, was Marley's home until his death in 1981. Was converted into a museum five years later by his wife, Mrs. Rita Marley, and founded in May 11, 1986, five years from date of death of major museum shows astro.O personal treasures of Marley.Na property also features a well-equipped theater of 80 seats, a photo gallery and a gift shop that sells T-shirts, posters vinyl records and CDs and other memorabilia from Bob Marley, as well as articles Jamaica.Também a replica of the first shop of Bob, the Tuff Gong Records can be admirada.O original studio where Bob recorded many of his songs was located there. The visitor can also please your palate with delicious meals in the Cafe Legend ..
Also in the courtyard, visitors can enjoy various paintings and photographs on the walls of Bob Marley Rita, sons, Haile Selassie I, a bronze statue depicting the artist with his guitar and the old Jeep Land Rover belonging to Bob Marley in 1976, up somewhat well maintained ..
The courtyard also contains a small herbalist where Bob and Rita grew their vegetables and fruit trees.
In the end, visitors are invited to watch a short video related to the life of Bob, this small film installed on the inside ..
Bob Marley received many distinguished guests in the house when I lived there, and his close friends as Bunny Wailer and the companions of the Wailers and other reggae artists, Bob also visited many international artists like the Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson and even politicians like then first Minister Michael Manley ..
Marley also used to play sports like soccer or ping-pong in the house with friends, or simply switch the good word and enjoy the good vibrations of ganja ..
Most Jamaican musicians currently visiting the Bob Marley museum to gain inspiration or just to smoke ganja and share the good word, or to eat and drink tea at Cafe Legend.
Bob Marley, the Natural Mystic Jamaica proved to be the most significant musical artist of the century Jamaican ..
Reggae music is identifiable with the culture of Jamaica and internationally, and the museum provides a glimpse of this aspect of musical culture jamaicana...
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