It鈥檚 tough to picture a future without travel on the horizon, but as the pandemic spreads and a growing number of countries implement lockdown proceedings, that vision is quickly becoming reality. There鈥檚 little more transporting than music, though 鈥� and the Jamaica Tourist Board has dropped a playlist to cure those self-isolation blues.

Appropriately dubbed 鈥楨very Little Thing is Gonna Be Alright鈥�, the 252-song Spotify set kicks off with Desmond Dekker and runs through the island鈥檚 best-known artists, from Jimmy Cliff, Buju Banton, and Lee Scratch Perry to King Tubby, Barrington Levy, and yes, Bob Marley.

The playlist 鈥渁ims to bring a little bit of sunshine to brighten up these darker days,鈥� the tourism board says. 鈥淚rie vibes are right this way.鈥�

Per capita, Jamaica creates more recorded music than anywhere else in the world, and it has an outsized influence on the global music scene, with genres like reggae, dancehall, ska, and soca hitting big on a massive scale. Kingston鈥檚 street parties are justifiably legendary, and people come from all over to catch the live shows during Reggae Month, timed to coincide with Mr Marley鈥檚 birthday in February.

For the millions currently quarantined at home, jumping on a plane for a music tour is obviously out of the question. But in the meantime, there are living-room dance parties 鈥� a great way to get that blood flowing 鈥� either solo or coordinated with friends and family via the social-networking tool of your choice.

鈥淢usic is creation,鈥� roots reggae superstar Burning Spear the Los Angeles Times back in 1990. 鈥淭he lyric, the music itself, arrangement, that vibe, such melody 鈥� everything within the music moves the people.鈥�

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