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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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1984

image Yellowman became the first Dancehall artist to be signed by a major American record label- Columbia Records -which resulted in the release of his 'KING YELLOWMAN' album in 1984.

1984

image Barrington Levy had a major hit in 1984 with the single "Under Me Sensi" produced by Paul "Jah Screw" Love.

1984

image In 1984 Saxon MC Papa Levi became the first UK Reggae artiste to top the Jamaican charts with Mi God Mi King - a record that popularized "fast style", so named because of its rapid-fire lyrics.

1984

image Nadine Sutherland did her early recordings for Bob Marley's Tuff Gong label, the best remembered cut being Until in 1984, written by Willie Lindo.

1984

image Josey Wales shared an album with Yellowman in 1984, Yellowman versus Josey Wales: Two Giants Clash.
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