Honouring Maroon music

IT IS a nice irony of history that the warlike Maroons, whose campaign against the English army in Jamaica ended in a treaty granting them considerable autonomy, are now being honoured internatonally for their musical heritage. The Moore Town Maroons in Portland have been recognised as one of the world's 28 'Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage'. As such, they are to be the beneficiaries of a $55 million UNESCO grant which, among other community priorities, will help to preserve their musical tradition.

Honouring Maroon music