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Even if you’ve never been to Kingston, Jamaica, you’ve probably heard the sounds of the city. SKA, Reggae, Rocksteady, Dub and Dancehall – all sorts born and raised in the coastal city – have played Airwaves worldwide for the best part of the last century. Kingston is preceded by his music reputation – and his kitchen. Jamaican staples, such as burgers, chicken and poor bone, are now ubiquitous in many American cities. “I often say, if the US is an economic superpower, then Jamaica is a cultural superpower,” says artist Ebony G. Patterson, who was born in Kingston and now divides her time between Chicago. “So many roads are going here.”
Kingston, the capital of the island and undoubtedly its cultural hub, is on the south -eastern coast. The city was destroyed in almost more than one occasion – in fact, it was built after a natural disaster, an earthquake of 1692 that destroyed the city of Port Royal port, a colonial center that the pirates once frequent. In 1907, another major earthquake hit, followed by a fire, upgrading the city’s infrastructure once again. Shortly afterwards, in 1923, the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew they were combined, formally forming the area of ​​about 175 square miles that many residents are now referred to as “Kingston”.
About one fifth of the Jamaica population of 2.8 million people live in this area, which visitors can better cross the car – or by holding a catamaran to explore the port, as recommended by jewelry designer Mateo Harris, where a good offering is a good offering. In many ways, Kingston’s best gemstones are just below the surface. “Most people do not know that we have amazing Indian and Chinese food. [those communities] They have left such a stamp in the country, “says Harris. Studio One, where Bob Marley recorded-Patterson says that “the visual artistic community here is incredibly rich”. makes Kingston the “mecca” of the island.
