Sound System Culture Jamaica & UK 1986-88.
April 1986 that I took my initial photos with a Leica and a handheld lamp (no flash) It was here that I truly first encountered Jamaican sound system culture and the nascent dancehall scene.
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The train is coming November/December. Jamaica 1991.
Passengers boarding at the Jamaica railway station terminus for the train to Montego bay. The line was first opened in 1845 and closed in 1992. The line used to be a vital transport link cutting its way through hills and tropical rain forests that ran all the way to Jamaicas second City, Montego bay on the North Coast. Kingston main terminus, Darling Street, Jamaica 1991.
The train is coming November/December. Jamaica 1991.
Passengers at Balaclava station on the train journey between Kingston and Montego bay. Jamaica. was first opened in 1845 and closed in 1992. The line used to be a vital transport link cutting its way through hills and tropical rain forests that ran all the way to Jamaicas second City, Montego bay on the North Coast. Jamaica 1991.
Joyriding the train from Kingston to Montego bay. Dec 1991.
A young boy hangs on the outside of the train while another boy looks down from on-top, as the train approaches the bog walk tunnel, from Kingston to Montego bay. December 1991.
Dancehall session at the House of Leo- Kingston, Jamaica. 1994.
Packed crowd at the House of Leo Stone Love dancehall session, on Cargill avenue. Kingston, Jamaica 1994.
Caymanas Park Track, Jamaica, 2016.
The betting area of Caymanas Park. One of the contributing factors to the resurgence of racing’s popularity has been the use of off-track betting, available in outlets dotted over the island.
Excited Spectator rushes to towads the track as a race finishes, at Caymanas Park Race Track, Gregory Park, St Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies.
Excited Spectator rushes to towards the track as a race finishes, at Caymanas Park Race Track, Gregory Park, St Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies. Caymanas Park is the only race track left in Jamaica (there once were several dotted around thew island). It is mentioned in 'The Pioneer's' 1969 song "Long Shot", in the line "What a weeping and a wailing down at Caymanas Park." which was also covered by The UK band The Specials in 1992. In March 2017 Caymanas Track Limited (a Jamaican Govenment owned agency) divested to the privately owned Supreme Ventures LTD, who also own the Jamaica National Lottery. Caymanas Park Track, Jamaica, December 2013.
Jockeys before a race at Caymanas Park racetrack, Jamaica. December 7, 2013.
Jockey Rajiv Chatrie, (on the left) mentally prepares for a race.
The starting gate, Caymanas Park racetrack, Jamaica, December 7. 2013.
Great sporting rivals Jamaican Jockey Omar Walker and Panamanian Dick Cardenas,"ready for the off" at the starting gate. December 17 2013.Caymanas Park is the only race track left in Jamaica (there once were several dotted around thew island). It is mentioned in 'The Pioneer's' 1969 song "Long Shot", in the line "What a weeping and a wailing down at Caymanas Park." which was also covered by The UK band The Specials in 1992. In March 2017 Caymanas Track Limited (a Jamaican Govenment owned agency) divested to the privately owned Supreme Ventures LTD, who also own the Jamaica National Lottery.
The starting gate at Caymanas Park racetrack December 7. 2013.
A member of the racetrack staff struggles to get a horse and jockey into the starting gate.