Kingston Dub Club — Attraction in undefined

I decided to attend to a session at Kingston Dub Club on February 10th 2019. At the very end of the party (at 02 :00 AM), the promoter of the club Karlyle Nicholas Lee (known as « Gabre Selassie ») took my GoPro that were standing on a table just in front of me. He put it in his pocket without saying anything, under my eyes and a lot of witnesses. As he was not saying anything, I did apologize, just in case if I generated any troubles around me (which was not the case). After complaining to his friends who were hanging around him, I finally got the camera back, but he stole away the SD card that contained all the data. I immediately noticed it, and complained more to get it back. At this point, Karlyle began to get very angry and shouted at me, and turned very aggressive. So much that his friends had to retain him as he was trying to get closer and bullying me.

But then, the most shocking is only arriving !!!

He proposed me to give him all my money to get the card back. At this time I felt totally lost. Money is at the opposite of the rasta's values, especially if it brings sadness. As I opened my wallet he told me this was not enough to get my property back. He finally told me to get out of his club and kept my data storage.

Then until now, I tried to discuss with him, multpliying apologies and proposing him to delete whatever he finds offensive on the data storage and then return it to some relations in Jamaica. He never answered me back.

I wanted to share this story with you, to avoid people to go there and get stolen just like me. In 15 years of attending to dub parties (in Europe mostly), I've never NEVER met a so nasty people. I know this is hard to believe, but I have no interest in sharing this except warning people with good faith like me to avoid that club. Go downtown, better ambiant and kind people !

These guys are just gathering tourists and then steal...

My wife's dream was destroyed!!

No question it is a cool club! Unfortunately the owner (Gabre Selassie) is an aggressive person!

He simply took away my GoPro to take out the SD card because I took some pictures in there as a souvenir for my wife. For her it has always been a dream to enjoy the nice vibes in this club.

The owner is walking up to me, yelling “it's forbidden to film!” My answer: Sorry I didn't know that you can't shoot pictures in the Dub Club! Everybody takes pictures here! His answer was “these are friends...”

I said to him I will delete the videos. He showed me his middle finger and said you won't get the card anymore!

What is going on my friend, I said? While his friends were circling me! I have a lot of memories of Jamaica on the SD card! Thereupon he ape after me, I have so much memory.... What do you want to do now? Do you want to cry? Because I won't give you the card anymore?

I said I won't cry, it's just a pity that you talk to me like that! I have done nothing bad! He looked at me and pushed me away...

That made my wife so sad that she began to cry....

I always thought LOVE AND PEACE and stuff? Not with Gabre Selassie he thinks his club in Monaco or St. Tropez is where only stars run around where you are not allowed to film!

You should say at the cash desk, filming and taking pictures is forbidden! Or install big signs where you can also see it, then you know it and you`ll leave the camera in your pocket!

Unfortunately we did not get the SD card!

Conclusion is that it is not the Dub Club but Buckingham Palace and the Queen doesn't want you to film in there!

I hope that I reach with this rating a few people who do not support such...

And dub it was not.

I didn't make it to Kingston Dub Club last time I was in Jamaica 2 years ago so I was desperate not to miss it this time. It is definitely one of the most amazing locations one can experience. The view is unforgettable - Kingston looks amazing from up there - day or night.

But I went there for dub music. Dub subsystem in the heart of Jamaica. Can't get better than that, huh?

We arrived when it was still a day time; slow start I thought with a few guys dancing to reggae tunes to keep up the atmosphere but rather empty yet. I was told by the lovely lady at the ticket booth it gets more heavy as the evening progresses.

It didn't.

So it looks like I travelled thousands miles to listen to some lovers rock. Or, how my boyfriend called it: oldies but goodies. No mixing. Only difference was that the bass got turned up a bit. One or two ok dub tunes to dance to and then back to 'cheesy-i-love-you-babe' series of songs...

The positives? I guess for tourists - to experience the freedom of smoking a joint in a public place. Good mix of locals and foreign. Nice relaxing atmosphere with different age groups. My friend got a saying:it's the people that make a place [feel good]. But for me - it's the music. And sadly KDC did...