The daily music geography game: five clues about where music history happened. Try them yourself first, then reveal the answers.
▶ Play this round Play today's roundBob Marley was born in this small rural village in 1945, and he is buried here too.
📍 Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica · map
Marley was buried at Nine Mile in 1981 with his red Gibson Les Paul guitar and a Bible.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Where was the first Java Jazz Festival held in 2005, one of Asia's biggest jazz festivals?
📍 Jakarta Convention Center, Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia · map
Businessman Peter F. Gontha founded it. The first edition had 125 groups and more than 1,400 artists over three days.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The sisters of Las Ketchup, whose 'Aserejé' was a 2002 world number one, come from this city.
📍 Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain · map
The group name honors their father, flamenco guitarist 'El Tomate' (The Tomato). The song sold over 7 million copies.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
On this day in 2007, Soda Stereo began its reunion tour 'Me Verás Volver' at this stadium.
📍 Estadio Monumental (River Plate), Buenos Aires, Argentina · map
About 65,000 fans came to the first show, the band's first concert together in ten years.
Source: infobae.com
Hometown of Burna Boy, who won the 2021 Grammy for Best Global Music Album.
📍 Port Harcourt, Nigeria · map
His grandfather Benson Idonije once managed Afrobeat star Fela Kuti. The Grammy-winning album was Twice as Tall.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
On this day in 1944, Peter Tosh, a founding member of the Wailers, was born in this town.
📍 Grange Hill, Westmoreland, Jamaica · map
He was born Winston Hubert McIntosh in Westmoreland, the parish at the far western end of Jamaica.
Source: en.wikipedia.org