Distant Relatives

In 2010, Jamaica faced its fiercest peacetime reckoning — a debt crisis, a state of emergency, and a garrison siege broadcast to the world. Yet through every convulsion, the music endured: a new Marley generation cracked the American charts, a museum on Hope Road welcomed pilgrims from six continents, and a legacy brand built on one man’s convictions continued to shape how the world understood this small, extraordinary island.