From Jamaica, A Decolonization Cry for Housing Justice and Architecture Conservation: In West Kingston, the birthplace of reggae, the plight of the urban poor and the imperative to protect cultural heritage urge a reckoning with the legacies of enslavement

Kingston's urban fabric and the architecture of key music sites should therefore showcase as heritage the legacy of reggae, much like New Orleans preserves key components of its city and architecture to showcase the birth-place of jazz. Enslavement Meanwhile, in 2015, Kingston was declared a UNESCO Creative City of Music, and in 2018, UNESCO inscribed the Reggae music of Jamaica as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. After Jamaica gained its Independence on August 6, 1962, wailing cries of reggae emerged from the people experiencing homelessness, landlessness, poverty, and deprivation in West Kingston. [Extracted from the article]