Sounds of the City Tour in Downtown Kingston

Explore Kingston’s music history on a 3-hour bus tour. Visit iconic studios, murals, and Trench Town Culture Yard, home of Bob Marley.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • 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).
  • Rockers International Records - 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.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Tips/ Gratuity
Additional Information

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.

Location
107 Harbour St
Harbour Street
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.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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