<I>Nicodemus on the Mike, U-Brown on the Spliff</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1987; printed 2004
name: label: Photograph by
content: Beth Lesser, Canadian
label: Subject of
content: King Sturmar Roots, Jamaican
label: Subject of
content: Nicodemus, Jamaican, 1957 - 1996
label: Subject of
content: U-Brown, Jamaican, born 1956
label: Subject of
content: Tenor Saw, Jamaican, 1966 - 1988
label: Subject of
content: Manjor Manzie, Jamaican
label: Subject of
content: General Jah Mikey, Jamaican
notes: label: Description
content: A color photograph of the dancehall sound system Stur Mars in Kingston, Jamaica. Nicodemus, who is wearing a red sweater vest and performing with a microphone, is pictured in the center. To his right, U-Brown is smoking, while Major Manzie, in a camouflage print shirt, looks on; two Heineken beers are on top of the turntable case in front of them. General Jah Mikey is in the background,w earing a white hat. To the left of Nicodemus, a man in a pink and white striped shirt appears to be focusing on a turntable just out of frame, while Tenor Saw, standing behind them, looks to the camera. On the back is the photographer's signature and date along with an inscription by Bill Adler identifying the subjects and place.
place: label: Place captured
content: Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Reggae (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Eyejammie Hip-Hop Photography Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.132.245
objectType: label: Type
content: inkjet prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Beth Lesser
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 7/8 in. (22 × 32.7 cm)