TIMELINE EXPLORE OUR HISTORY

This timeline shows an interactive journey through Jamaica's rich and ever-shifting musical history; encompassing it's birth, growth and myriad of characters that has made it a genre admired by the world.

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1977

image Augustus Pablo's East Of The River Nile album was released in 1977. It spent 5 weeks as the #1 album in Jamaica in 1979 and charted on Billboard's Reggae Albums chart in 2002 peaking at #13.

1977

image Burning Spear released one of the greatest live set Reggae albums in 1977. It was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London with backing from British Reggae group Aswad.

1977

image Exodus is the ninth studio album released by Bob Marley & The Wailers on 3 June 1977 via Island Record. It was recorded in London and is widely considered to be the album that propelled Marley to international stardom. Featured tra

1977

image Bob Marley and The Wailers in Brussels, Belgium, on their Exodus Tour in Europe. May 11, 1977

1976

image Bob Marley performed at the National Heroes Park on December 5th, 1976 for the Smile Jamaica Concert, two days after a shooting incident at his home in which he and others were injured.

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