The Monument of Peter Tosh, Peter Tosh or Memorial at Belmont is located in Bluefields, Jamaica, which located in the south west coast of Negril Jamaica. The tomb of "Steppin 'Razor" is centered in the small mausoleum, which was renovated recently been renovated as needed. Pauline Morris, cousin of Peter founded the Peter Tosh Memorial Park, currently under construction at the burial site.
will house a museum, library, duck pond and a park where the birds live in peace beloved Tosh. A pioneer reggae musician, whose success as part of the ska band of the 1960s, The Wailers shot him to international stardom, Peter Tosh remains one of the most powerful voices of reggae.A Tosh's mother, Alvera Coke, known as "Mama Tosh, "keeps a modest home at the memorial site in Belmont, Westmoreland where the singer and composer born in 1944, and is always there to welcome visitors and willing to talk about the child, or other signal assuntos.Sem on the road indicating the location, you might have to do a number of investigations before being sent to the site, which is partially hidden from the road by a store still under construction, and a bar. Behind these structures, a plaque reads: "Welcome to Peter Tosh Memorial Park" (Welcome to the Peter Tosh Memorial Park). A dusty gravel trail is fringed by tree trunks painted black, green, red and ouro.Um big white gate of two parts with the words, Peter Tosh, Legalize It, or similar, because sometimes they are re-painted, serves as the entrance to the property. The photographs and posters inside the mausoleum say little of reggae icon who was killed by gunmen in November 1987 at his home in St Andrew, Kingston. The mausoleum is located on the left Tosh terrain, the structure is maintained by the guard, Neville Powell insists that this "monument is sacred." The mausoleum of Tosh is a major attraction to hordes of visitors coming from places far afield as Europe. The vinyl albums, CDs and other memorabilia are stacked on tables, and there is a great book hard where visitors are invited to sign their names. This is where Peter and Bob Marley used to sit and play your music. Peter went from here to Kingston when he was 17 years old, but he and Bob used to come back mostly on weekends and play your music in an old house which was situated at the rear of the property. Tourists, particularly Negril and Montego Bay, visit the Memorial Park to have a greater intimacy with Tosh, and according to Dave Tosh, son of Peter Tosh, many tourists also come by bus. Many European visitors want to know the story of Tosh and also enjoy the tranquility of the area, some indicate that much more needs to be done to promote the birthplace and burial place of Tosh. Veteran promoter Mike Malott, a fan of Tosh, conceived the idea for a tribute album to Peter Tosh featuring top pop artists covering some of the best-known songs of the legendary artist. Malott hopes the project will generate an income to help repair and restore the mausoleum. The mausoleum of white walls with details in green, yellow and red, partially erected, has sometimes been vandalized and several items including the grave marker of Tosh had been stolen. If restored and renovated, the museum could be a major attraction for visitors, enhancing tourism in the island's southern coast. The Peter Tosh Memorial
is also, along with the Bob Marley Mausoleum, one of the few legal spaces for the cultivation of ganja in Jamaica, and mausoleum is located near a small circular planting of ganja with his picture and the words: Legalize It- Peter Tosh .. When
is completed, the site will house a modern museum, shop Gifts, library and a medical clinic ..
memory property of Peter Tosh as a good number of events and improvements since last year. The tomb of Peter Tosh has been completely restored and renovated and a museum of Peter Tosh will be completed this year at Belmont, Jamaica ....
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