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Headed to Jamaica? Musician, DJ, actress and beauty aficionado

 shares her favourite off-grid spots in Jamaica.

Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Zuri moved to Los Angeles, CA, in 2014 to start a career in music and broadway, which lead to her being featured as a vocalist on tracks alongside Blood Orange and Brockhampton. She’s a star in the making and has been described as one to watch due to her distinct electro-pop sound. 

As the grandaughter of Bob Marley and daughter of Ziggy Marley, Zuri's created her own sonic universe, steering away from her family's line of reggae music,  drawing inspiration from Swedish pop artists, such as Lykke Li. 

Zuri describes it as a "film [that] shows a side of my grandpa the world may not know. He was a true freedom fighter and a real rebel." 

She adds, "I think the world needs more of those right now, so it’s a great time for this movie to come out. At the end of the day peace is the goal and for Bob his music sent that message, it’s like required reading in my household."

Produced by the Marley family, the film is slated for release on 14 February and will celebrate the legacy of Bob Marley with the "music you know [and] the rebel you don't."

Ahead of the release, we caught up with Zuri to get her travel tips on off-grid locations around her hometown.

It’s a windy road up to Mount Edge, but it’s so worth it. The drive is beautiful and drinking chocolate tea, eating barrel-roasted chicken perched on top of that hill is divine. Go for sunset.



There’s an ongoing debate about which patty spot is superior. Juicee Beef or Tastee. I say Tastee all the way, but if you’re vegetarian hit Juicee for options.

Shake ass, listen to dancehall. It’s that simple.

Cleanse and clear your spirit in Blue Lagoon, take a shroomie raft down the river and find yourself at Natural Mystic to dance all night. Would highly recommend Soldier Camp for food. This is one of my favourite getaways outside of Kingston.

I actually really enjoy the tour here and have since I was a kid. It’s a great way to learn a little bit about Jamaican history and get inspired by the man himself.

Fry fish. Festival. Bammy. Go to Screechie, Aunt Merl or Aunt May.

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, from Portmore, Jamaica, was recording music by age seven, engineering by age fifteen for some of the greatest artists in Jamaica. Before his collaborative project 

 quickly set him apart as one of the most exciting new talents coming out of Jamaica and a firm one to watch. Never limiting himself when it comes to music and creating without borders or restrictions, he has gone onto work with the likes of 

. His music is global in its perspective and yet unmistakably Jamaican. 

A walking distance where i reside, i recorded majority of my last record IN:SIDE and this new record OUT:SIDE with Toddlat.

One of my favorite places to have fish and a festival, it’s what used to be a great beach for swimming, however now the tide’s come all the way up which makes it difficult, there’s no shore anymore at some spots. However I’ve been going there since the age of three. Screechie’s is my favourite restaurant on the beach, so dope. 

There’s a dope spring/mineral bath here in Portmore. It’s really an underground spring, so the water comes up from under the ground and you can see where it comes up too, it’s so beautiful and dope. My family and I use to go there a lot, however it’s way too populated now, always full so I don’t go anymore but parts of it has healing properties for aches etc. 

Very typical but I’m a movie person, and whenever the new marvel etc. comes out, I go to our movie place here in Portmore. 

Ok, hear me out… I am a grown child ok? There’s this go karting place here in a place called Port Henderson and no one can beat me, I’m undefeated. 

Ok.. hear me out one more time… there’s this place called buzzers.. a gaming place for kids and some adult games there tbh, air hockey, basketball etc. I am not shamed to admit I used to be there every weekend for a little, mainly cause of my brother but I was elated to take him….

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