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Archives, awards and scholarship as evidence

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Museums, culture yards, books, awards and university research help editors verify Jamaican music history without relying only on memory or viral clips.

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The atlas should distinguish different kinds of proof: awards show reception, museums preserve artefacts and narratives, books synthesize research, and scholarship explains social context. Each claim should name what kind of source supports it.

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Starter feature pending review. Awards and institutional recognition are not neutral; annotate context and limitations.

Research

Source trail: Jamaica Music Museum; Bob Marley Museum; Trench Town Culture Yard; UNESCO ICH; Grammy; IRAWMA; UWI; major reggae-history books.

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Jamaica Music Museum Instagram/public profile

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Public source for Jamaica Music Museum archive/exhibition/research description.

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Bob Marley Museum official site

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Official source for Bob Marley Museum heritage/tourism context.

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UNESCO ICH — Reggae music of Jamaica

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Official UNESCO intangible heritage source for reggae music of Jamaica.

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Grammy Awards — Best Reggae Album

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Official Grammy category source for awards/reception evidence.

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Wake the Town catalogue source

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Publisher source for Norman Stolzoff's Wake the Town and Tell the People.

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