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Nine Mile is a district in Saint Ann Parish,
The Bob Marley Mausoleum is a tourist attraction located in Nine Mile, managed by members of Marley's family. It has many historical artifacts including guitars, awards and photographs. Nine Mile is where Bob Marley's musical career began and also influenced many of his songs.
There is a Rasta-colored ‘rock pillow’ on which Marley laid his head when seeking inspiration. His body lies buried along with his guitar in a oblong marble mausoleum inside a small church of traditional Ethiopia design.
There are two mausoleums on the property. The first is that of Marley's mother, Cedella Booker, known as Mama Marley. The second contains the remains of Marley himself.
Caribbean - Jamaica - Bob Marley Museum, by Judith Baker - Travelwriters UK
Bob Marley birth village - Nine Mile (Jamaica)
Populated places in Saint Ann Parish Tourist attractions in Saint Ann Parish Museums in Jamaica Monuments and memorials in Jamaica Buildings and structures in Saint Ann Parish Bob Marley {{Jamaica-geo-stub
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
, a few miles south of Brown's Town
Brown's Town is one of the principal towns in St. Ann Parish, Jamaica.Brown's Town
In 1991, it ...
. The population was about 300 in 2009. On February 6, 1945, the In 1991, it ...
reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...
musician and peace activist Bob Marley
Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981; baptised in 1980 as Berhane Selassie) was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements o ...
was born there. He was later buried there. Marley‘s house is located in the village, as well as his mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people. A mausoleum without the person's remains is called a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be consid ...
, where his body lies along with his mother, Cedella Booker.
Bob Marley Mausoleum
The Bob Marley Mausoleum is a tourist attraction located in Nine Mile, managed by members of Marley's family. It has many historical artifacts including guitars, awards and photographs. Nine Mile is where Bob Marley's musical career began and also influenced many of his songs.
There is a Rasta-colored ‘rock pillow’ on which Marley laid his head when seeking inspiration. His body lies buried along with his guitar in a oblong marble mausoleum inside a small church of traditional Ethiopia design.
There are two mausoleums on the property. The first is that of Marley's mother, Cedella Booker, known as Mama Marley. The second contains the remains of Marley himself.
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Caribbean - Jamaica - Bob Marley Museum, by Judith Baker - Travelwriters UK
Bob Marley birth village - Nine Mile (Jamaica)
Populated places in Saint Ann Parish Tourist attractions in Saint Ann Parish Museums in Jamaica Monuments and memorials in Jamaica Buildings and structures in Saint Ann Parish Bob Marley {{Jamaica-geo-stub