SOUND MAP

The island is part of the instrument

189 mapped places connect studios, neighbourhoods, dance lawns and streets to the records, interviews and relationships around them. Open a marker or place card to continue through the atlas — Jamaica is the default view, and the Diaspora toggle follows the sound to the cities it reached abroad.

Kingston

Kingston

Trench Town

Kingston

Tivoli Gardens

Kingston

Orange Street

Kingston

Greenwich Farm

Kingston

Maxfield Avenue

St. Andrew

Waterhouse

St. Andrew

Half Way Tree

St. Andrew

Spanish Town

St. Catherine

Montego Bay

St. James

Moore Town

Portland

Accompong

St. Elizabeth

Jamaica Music Museum

Kingston

Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts

Kingston

Little Theatre, Kingston

Kingston

Downtown Kingston

Kingston

Rae Town

Kingston

Ward Theatre

Kingston

Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre

St. Andrew

National Stadium, Kingston

St. Andrew

JamWorld, Portmore

St. Catherine

Wickie Wackie Beach

St. Thomas

Bob Marley Museum

St. Andrew

Trench Town Culture Yard

Kingston

Kingston UNESCO Creative City of Music

Kingston

North Parade record district

Kingston

Orange Street music district

Kingston

Marcus Garvey Drive music corridor

Kingston

Studio One

Kingston

Black Ark

St. Andrew

Harry J Studio

St. Andrew

Dynamic Sounds

Kingston

Channel One

St. Andrew

Federal Recording Studio

Kingston

House of Leo

St. Andrew

Cross Roads, Kingston/St Andrew

St Andrew

Bell Road, Greenwich Farm, Kingston

Kingston

Chocomo Lawn, Wellington Street, Kingston

Kingston

Forrester's Hall

Kingston

Carib Theatre, Cross Roads, Kingston

St Andrew

National Stadium & National Arena, Independence Park, Kingston

St Andrew

Jubilee (Coronation) Market, Downtown Kingston

Kingston

Portmore, St Catherine

St Catherine

Catherine Hall, Montego Bay, St James

St James

Dump-Up Beach, Montego Bay, St James

St James

Ocho Rios (Dunn's River area), St Ann

St Ann

Nine Mile, St Ann

St Ann

Bull Bay (Bobo Hill / Bobo Ashanti), St Andrew/St Thomas

St Andrew

Pinnacle, Sligoville, St Catherine

St Catherine

Shashamane, Ethiopia

Oromia (Ethiopia), Ethiopia

Idlers' Rest, Orange Street, Downtown Kingston

Kingston

Papine, St Andrew

St Andrew

Denham Town, West Kingston

Kingston

Success Club

Kingston

Jubilee Tile Gardens

Kingston

King's Lawn

Kingston

Silver Slipper Club

Kingston

Turntable Club

St Andrew

Cue Club

United Kingdom

UWI Mona Students' Union

St Andrew

Wareika Hills

St Andrew

Stanley Motta's studio

Kingston

Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica

Kingston

UWI Reggae Studies Unit

St Andrew

Jamaica Journal

Kingston

Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS)

St Andrew

King Tubby's Studio (18 Dromilly Avenue)

Kingston

HC&F Recording Studio

Nassau County, United States

Ariwa Sounds

London, United Kingdom

King Tubby's Hometown Hi-Fi

Kingston

Randy's Record Mart

Kingston

Rockers International record shop

Kingston

Prince Buster's Record Shack

Kingston

Coxsone's Muzik City

Kingston

Aquarius Record Shop

Saint Andrew

Joe Gibbs Record Globe

Kingston

Techniques Record Shop

Kingston

Derrick Harriott's One Stop Record Shop

Saint Andrew

The Music Mart

Saint Andrew

King Street record row (Downtown Kingston)

Kingston

Dub Vendor

London, United Kingdom

Daddy Kool Records

London, United Kingdom

Peckings Records

London, United Kingdom

Hawkeye Records

London, United Kingdom

Jet Star Phonographics

London, United Kingdom

Supertone Records

London, United Kingdom

Greensleeves Records (shop)

London, United Kingdom

Desmond's Hip City

London, United Kingdom

R&B Records (Stamford Hill)

London, United Kingdom

Planetone

London, United Kingdom

Musicland record shops

London, United Kingdom

VP Reggae retail

Queens, United States

Beat Street Records

Brooklyn, United States

Super Power Records

Brooklyn, United States

Charlie's Records (Charlie's Calypso City)

Brooklyn, United States

Moodies Records

Bronx, United States

Fulton Street record corridor (Brooklyn)

Brooklyn, United States

Monica's / George the Record Man

Toronto, Canada

Treajah Isle Records

Toronto, Canada

Little Jamaica (Eglinton West)

Toronto, Canada

Reggae Lane

Toronto, Canada

Play De Record

Toronto, Canada

Skateland

St Andrew

Treasure Isle

Kingston

Randy's Studio 17

Kingston

Music Works

Kingston

Grove Recording Studio

Saint Ann

Records Limited (Ken Khouri)

Kingston

Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay

St James

Montego Bay Cultural Centre

St James

Gloucester Avenue (the Hip Strip), Montego Bay

St James

Walter Fletcher Beach (Aquasol), Montego Bay

St James

St Ann's Bay, St Ann

St Ann

Grizzly's Plantation Cove, Priory, St Ann

St Ann

White River, Ocho Rios

St Ann

Oracabessa, St Mary

St Mary

James Bond Beach, Oracabessa, St Mary

St Mary

GoldenEye (Island Outpost), Oracabessa

St Mary

Islington, St Mary

St Mary

Port Antonio, Portland

Portland

Geejam Studios, San San, Port Antonio

Portland

Charles Town, Portland (Windward Maroons)

Portland

May Pen, Clarendon

Clarendon

Scott's Pass, Clarendon (Nyabinghi centre)

Clarendon

Linstead, St Catherine

St Catherine

Kent Village, Bog Walk, St Catherine

St Catherine

Prison Oval, Spanish Town

St Catherine

Hellshire Beach, Portmore, St Catherine

St Catherine

Fort Clarence Beach, Hellshire, St Catherine

St Catherine

Strawberry Hill, Irish Town

St Andrew

Mandeville, Manchester

Manchester

Morant Bay, St Thomas

St Thomas

Port Morant, St Thomas

St Thomas

Belmont, Westmoreland

Westmoreland

Peter Tosh Mausoleum, Belmont

Westmoreland

Bluefields, Westmoreland

Westmoreland

Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland

Westmoreland

Negril, Westmoreland

Westmoreland

Alfred's Ocean Palace, Negril

Westmoreland

Roots Bamboo, Negril

Westmoreland

Brixton, London

London, United Kingdom

The Four Aces Club, Dalston

London, United Kingdom

O2 Academy Brixton

London, United Kingdom

Ladbroke Grove / All Saints Road, Notting Hill

London, United Kingdom

Railton Road (the 'Front Line'), Brixton

London, United Kingdom

Handsworth, Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom

St Pauls, Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

The Bamboo Club, St Pauls, Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

Flatbush / Little Caribbean, Brooklyn

Brooklyn, United States

Amazura, Jamaica, Queens

Queens, United States

Jamaica, Queens (VP Records)

Queens, United States

Yokohama, Japan (sound-clash scene)

Yokohama, Japan

Pier One

St James

Jarrett Park

St James

Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre

St James

Bourbon Beach

Westmoreland

Peter Tosh Museum

St Andrew

Kingston Dub Club

St Andrew

The Jolly Boys

Portland

Grants Pen, St Andrew

St Andrew

Seaview Gardens, Kingston

Kingston

Yallahs, St Thomas

St Thomas

Metro Downbeat

Greater London, United Kingdom

Black Kat

Manchester

Bredda Hype

Saint Elizabeth

Swatch International

Kingston

Fire Links

Kingston

Poison Dart

Hillsborough County, Florida, United States

Miramar, Florida (VP Records)

Broward County, United States

Benin City, Nigeria

Edo State, Nigeria

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Abidjan Autonomous District, Côte d’Ivoire

São Luís, Maranhão (Brazil)

Maranhão, Brazil

Osaka, Japan

Osaka, Japan

Museo del Reggae en Español

Panama City, Panama

Summer Records

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Coventry, West Midlands

West Midlands, United Kingdom

Southall, west London

Ealing, Greater London, United Kingdom

Harlesden, north-west London

Brent, Greater London, United Kingdom

Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park

Haringey, Greater London, United Kingdom

The Roundhouse, Camden

Camden, Greater London, United Kingdom

Rock Against Racism Carnival, Victoria Park (1978)

Tower Hamlets/Hackney, Greater London, United Kingdom

YAAM (Young African Art Market), Berlin

Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany

Notting Hill Carnival

Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, United Kingdom

Summerjam Festival

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Reggae Geel

Antwerp Province, Belgium

Rototom Sunsplash

Castellón Province, Valencian Community, Spain

Passa Passa

Kingston

Uptown Mondays

St Andrew

Weddy Weddy Wednesdays

St Andrew