Welcome To Jamrock: Jr. Gong vs Brand Jamaica
Content Warning: This episode contains profanity
In 2004, Jamaican musician, Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley released the lead single off his upcoming third studio album, "Welcome to Jamrock”. Propelled by its music video, it would go to be an international hit. But although it was celebrated abroad, back home in Jamaica, sections of society had a different opinion.
Additional Knowledge
BOOKS
A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid
Resisting Paradise: Tourism, Diaspora, and Sexuality in Caribbean Culture by Angelique V. Nixon
To Hell with Paradise: A History of the Jamaican Tourist Industry by Frank Taylor
ACADEMIC PAPERS
The Other Jamaica: Music and the City in Jamaican Film by Rachel Moseley-Wood
Tourism And Popular Perceptions: Mapping Jamaican Attitudes by Hopeton S. Dunn And Leith L. Dunn
FICTIONAL BOOKS
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
PLAYS
Smile Orange by Trevor Rhone
ARTICLES
Grammys: This Is What We Live: Damian Marley On The 15th Anniversary Of 'Welcome To Jamrock'
Independent Philly: Interview with Damian Marley
Pitchfork: Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Reverb: The Making of Damian Marley’s "Welcome to Jamrock" | Finer Notes
The Guardian: 30 minutes with … Damian Marley
theReggaeBoyz.com: Welcome to Jamrock Blog
DOCUMENTARIES
Life and Debt (2001) directed by Stephanie Black
MOVIES
Shottas (2002) directed by Cess Silvera
Smile Orange (1976) directed by Trevor Rhone
PODCAST
Lest We Forget: Coolie Gang, Ghettos and Rastafari: A Story of Four Continents and A Couple Black Markets.”