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Jamaica to honor Marley home
By Jim Welte - MP3.comFebruary 9, 2006 at 05:16:00 PM
Reggae legend's house in Kingston, a longtime tourist attraction and now a recording studio, is declared a national monument.
The former home of Jamaica's most famous citizen will become a national monument.
The home of reggae legend Bob Marley, a major tourist attraction in the country's capital of Kingston and now a Tuff Gong International recording studio, will be recognized as a national monument, 25 years after the icon died.
Jamaican Minister of Education and Culture Maxine Henry Wilson said the tribute was in recognition of all Marley had done to promote his homeland across the world. No official date has been set for the ceremony.
The reggae legend, who died of cancer in 1981, would have turned 61 this week. His 60th birthday last year was the occasion for a massive tribute concert in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, the spiritual home of Marley's chosen religion of Rastafarianism.
Shortly before his death, Jamaica bestowed Marley with the Order of Merit, Jamaica's third-highest honor. But despite the legend's enormous popularity worldwide, which continues 25 years after his death, the country has not named him a national hero as it did civil rights leader Marcus Garvey.
Marley's son, Damian, took home two Grammy Awards Wednesday night for his album, Welcome to Jamrock. Damian Marley won for Best Urban/Alternative Performance and Best Reggae Album.
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