ONE LOVE PON DA RIVER - JAMAICA

FLYING PON JAMAICA >>>

I've to say, Air Jamaica is a very nice Airlines... Bob Marley's reggae songs during the flight and off course, lovely panorama...

ROOTS BAMBOO - NEGRIL - WESTMORELAND PARISH - JAMAICA

Cheap Charlie

Cheap Charlie having lunch

Soft Voice, Frankie Paul & Junior T

Big up

Old Rastafari

Crabs & Co.

Jamaican crab

Sleepy cousin

If you don't know were to go at night in Negril ask somebody at evening or just start walking in the sand and follow the reggae beat! There are concerts, dancehalls and reggae clash in the beach every night. The DJ plays the last dancehall hits and people goes crazy danzing.

Big respect to Soft Voice, Reggae Star Frankie Paul (Steavie Wonder of Jamaica) & Junior T.

More Fire!

NEGRIL - WESTMORELAND PARISH - JAMAICA

Waiting in Orange Hill

Orange Hill

Jamaican oranges

Reggae everywhere in Negril!!

Jamaican electricity meter

Ackee

Ackee and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish. It is also Jamaica's National Dish.

INGREDIENTS :
1/2 lb. Saltfish (codfish)
1 dozen ackees
1 small onion
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 sprig tyme
1 crushed garlic or 2 teaspoons garlic powder
3 slices hot scotch bonnet pepper
1 small red sweet pepper

METHOD:
Soak saltfish in water to remove some of the salt or boil in water for 5-7 minutes.
Clean the ackee. Remove the seeds and all traces of interior red pit from the ackees.
Wash ackees five times
Cover and boil until moderately soft.
Drain, cover, and put aside.
Pick up (flake) the saltfish and remove all bones.
Sauté thinly sliced onions and sweet pepper rings.
Remove half of the fried onions and peppers
Add saltfish and the ackees, and turn the fire/stove up slightly.
Add black pepper
Pour in to serving plate and garnish with remaining onions and pepper slices
Serve with boil banana and/or fried dumplings

Mango & Papaya

Reggae, Reggae & Reggae...

Negril's river

Boat in a river road

Colorfull Jamaica

Half Moon Beach

Symbiosis

Reggae studio

Big Mama's fridge

Rim Cooker

Jamco

Pure Jamaica

Jerk Chicken

This method of cooking pork and chicken dates back to the Carib-Arawak Indians who inhabited Jamaica.

Rasta Man & his Haile Selassie necklace

Rasta Man

Rasta taxi details

Diving

Angel of Jah

Balancing @ sunset

Original.. Red Stripe!

Can ye spot da face?

Negril... what a reggae party place!

Rasta Man in Long Bay

Cheap Charlie's table

Jamaican tipical food

Lion of Judah

Reggae Flyer

Negril outpouring

LONG BAY BEACH - NEGRIL - WESTMORELAND PARISH - JAMAICA

Simply Long Bay Beach

Long Bay sea water

Jamaican Sunset

Shadow inna Sunset

Sun gone

37 degree

Boat

One Love

Long Bay

100% Caribbean

Long Bay's hut

Sunset on da right

Sunset inna middle

Fiah and Sunset

Long Bay Beach, Negril's powdery white beach is Jamaica's most famous and among the best in the entire Caribbean. The sand slopes gently into a placid sea with waters so warm it feels like a saltwater jacuzzi.

The waters are so clear it is sometimes possible to see small yellowtail snappers as they glide and if you'll loose a piercing...you're gonna find it!!!

GANJA FIELD - JAMAICA

Joint detail

Ganja lizard

Ganja Farmer table

High Grade

Ganja Field

The Ganja Farmer

Ganja Field

Marijuana use is the island's biggest open secret, Ganja is viewed with differing degrees of severity in Jamaican society, but it's still officially illegal.
Marijuana plant was brought here by indentured servants from India in the mid-19th century. Revered by them as a medicinal and sacred plant, and referred to by the British as "Indian hemp". Legislation against its use quickly followed-not for moral or ethical reasons, but because it was bad for business!

Popular lore claims that the most prolific seedlings are raised in Jamaica's red, bauxite-rich soil and nurtured with all-organic fertilizers such as bat dung or goat droppings. The Jamaica claim it as the best Sensimilla! However, the Jamaican police periodically raid fields and destroy the crop by burning it or spraying it with herbicide.

JAMAICAN HANDCRAFT - NEGRIL - WESTMORELAND PARISH

Rasta Wood Sculpture

Brown & Black Wood Sculpture

Red Stripe

Negril Market

Rasta & Locals blessing me up

DIVING INTO JAMAICAN SEA - NEGRIL - WESTMORELAND PARISH

PELICAN BAR - CARIBBEAN SEA... - JAMAICA

Pelical Bar

Pelical Bar

Busy parking

Approaching to Pelican Bar

The Structure

The Bar

Pelican bar's view

The storage

Pelican Bar

Pelican Bar

Turbot

Flyd

Pelican Bar, a hut erected on a shoal three quarters of a mile at sea - completely original - is the brainchild of Delroy Forbes aka Flyd, a fisherman from the remote seaside village of Parottee.

Was constructed in 2001 on a sand bar off the south coast of Jamaica at Parottee Point, which is between Treasure Beach and Black River. It is approximately 20minutes by boat from the shore and is surrounded by water.

Pelican Bar is the ultimate spot to hang with a Red Stripe, an excellent place for a morning snorkel and Flyd will cook lunch if it is prearranged.

Built by hauling 2-3 boards at a time from the coast on local fishing boats, the bar consists of two structures, the main bar and storage shed (pictured).

Respect to Delroy Forbes aka Flyd!

BLACK RIVER & THE GREAT MORASS - ST. ELISABETH PARISH - JAMAICA

Speakers everywhere

Notice

Sea Shore

Black River

Captain

Great Morass

Crocodile

Crocodile

Crocodile

Crazy local snorkeling with crocodiles

Great Morass

Roots

Mangrove tree

Aerial roots

Local chilling out

The name Black River refers to the darkness of the river bed caused by thick layers of decomposing vegetation. Its source is in Cockpit Country where it runs underground before emerging north of Siloah on the southern fringe Cockpits.

The Lower Morass consists of shallow estuaries, marshland and mangrove swamps providing a rich ecological environment fora broad range of fish, birds and other creatures including lobsters, mangrove snappers, snook and mullet. Saltwater crocodiles inhabit the swamps.

LUTHER "SLEEPY" - LIFE IN THE WOODS - JAMAICA

Luther Rasta Man... what a cool Jamaican!!!

Luther is a taxi driver, after a lift in Westmoreland we become friends and he putted me up and in his house.

Respect to Patrick and Luther's Family.

Big up! One love!

WESTERN CONSCIOUSNESS REGGAE FESTIVAL - SAVANNA LA MAR - WESTMORELAND PARISH - JAMAICA

WESTERN CONSCIOUSNESS

WESTERN CONSCIOUSNESS Guest List..

Sugar cane & pineapple

Ethiopia flag burning fiah

Anthony B on stage

Freddie McGregor

Rasta Odiens

Rastafari

The Messanger.. Luciano

Luciano

Rastafari..

The Messanger.. Luciano

Luciano

10:00 am

10:07 am

Savanna la mar

Worell King, creator of King of Kings Promotions, is best known for his annual stage show Western Consciousness held in Westmoreland, Jamaica every April.

This year the line-up includes Beres Hammond, Luciano, Wayne Wonder, Marcia Griffiths, Morgan Heritage, Freddie McGregor, Turbulence, Bushman, Fantan Mojah, John Holt, Jah Mason, Tarrus Riley, I Wayne, Chezidek, Nadine Sutherland, Abdel Wright, Marsha, Anthony B, Luthon Fiah, Warrior King, Deuteronomy, Terry Linen and many more.

Wester Consciousness Reggae Festival has been an amazing experience! I felt to be in a open air reggae church... because the public answerd the singers in the same way as in mass...

The fire burned from 8pm until 10am.

Big up big up big up!!

More Fire!!

WESTERN CONSCIOUSNESS REGGAE FESTIVAL - SAVANNA LA MAR - WESTMORELAND PARISH - JAMAICA

BOB MARLEY MUSEUM - KINGSTONE - ST. ANDREW PARISH - JAMAICA

Marcus Garvey

Uncle Bob's wild life murales

Uncle Bob's back door

Bob's murales

The house

Jamaican National Heritage

1945 - 1981

Bob Marley's statue

Bob Marley's jeep

Bob Marley's garden

The museum portrays the life and the achievements of this phenomenal Rastaman through artifacts, memorabillia, numerous writings and photographs and other head-turning mementos.

www.bobmarley-foundation.com/museum

TUFF GONF RECORDING STUDIOS - KINGSTONE - ST. ANDREW PARISH- JAMAICA

Record shop

Inside da Record shop

Inna Record shop

Record store (Where I got confused..too many massive tunes!)

Lables..

Marley awards

Recording studio

Tuff Gong Limited

Music Manufactures

Record press

The record before pressing

Tuff Gong employee

Labels & labels

Lp

45 Records press

Rastaman outside Tuff Gong

Murales outside Tuff Gong

Murales outside Tuff gong

Murales outside Tuff Gong

Murales outside Tuff gong

The world-renowned Tuff Gong Studio is one of the largest audio recording facilities in the Caribbean with state-of-the-art equipment and a vibe that is conducive to creativity.

Artists, musicians, and producers have traveled from all over the world to record at this studio.

Recent clients include: 2002 Grammy Award winner, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, the I-Three, Gilberto Gil, Stanley Beckford, Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers, Capleton, Jon B, Roberta Flack, Chaka Khan, Pierpojak and many more.

The Company's goal is to carry on the legacy of the late Bob Marley O.M. by producing music that inspires and motivates people towards peace, justice and self-fulfillment.

They also strive for the progress of Jamaican music internationally. they operate locally and internationally through the inspiration of Bob Marley O.M., the maternal guidance of Rita Marley O.D. and dedicated staff to bring to our loyal customers the best recorded products available for their enjoyment and satisfaction.

Being in Tuff Gong Recording Studios has been a massive experience!!!

When they let me entered in the warehouse where they keep all the reggae records, I've got letterally confused.....too much stuff, big tunes! Then we met Reggae singer Richy Chaplin and he helped me doing a kind of reggae guide!

www.tuffgong.com

ORANGE STREET - KINGSTONE - ST ANDREW PARISH - JAMAICA

Reggae singer Richy Chaplin

Record shop in downtown Orange St

Records shop

The legendary reggae hot-spot of Orange Street, situated in the heart of downtown Kingston, Jamaica.

BOSTON BEACH, BLUE LAGOON & FRENCHMAN'S COVE - PORTLAND PARISH - JAMAICA

Boston Beach

Blue Lagoon

Caribbean Flower

100% Paradise

Exotic Paradise

Simply Paradise

Pure Tropical Paradise

Frenchman's Cove

Frenchman's Cove

Frenchman's Cove

Crystalline sea water

Some Fishes

Teeter-Totter

Sea on da left River on da right

River on da right Sea on da left

Pure rest

Boston Beach is a coastal community on the north coast of the island of Jamaica, with a public beach which is one of the few beaches in Jamaica attracting surfers. It is located nine miles east of the town of Port Antonio.

Frenchman's Cove has long been a favorite spot for movie and music video producers looking for the perfect combination of romantic beauty and a truly tropical atmosphere with exotic tropical gardens and crystal clear mountain stream.

PORT ANTONIO - PORTLAND PARISH - JAMAICA

Backery

Colors

Ghetto

Rastaman Credit?

High, so high

Soon come

Port Antonio Gulf

Rastaman

Handcart roots & culture oranges

International Truck (Massive one!)

Yellow, blue & green

Colours corner


Reggae show flyers

Bus Station

Note that in Jamaica the bus leaves as soon as the bus itself is full, otherwise....waiting waiting and waiting!! Soon come!!!

RIO GRANDE VALLEY - PORTLAND PARISH - JAMAICA

Bamboo raft

Bamboo raft

The raftsman

The raftsman approaching

Yeah mom!

Local fisherman

Banana plantation

Plantation

Bananas

Jamaicamente

Flat bridge

Fishermen on da bridge

Fish of foot??

The Rio Grande River is the largest source of fresh water in Jamaica and provides water to Jamaica’s capital Kingston, as well as the surrounding communities.

The river has a variety of freshwater species that are unique and add to the valley’s biodiversity.