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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SHARE / Jun 15, 1983 12:00 am
Beenieman’s debut album was 'The Invincible Beenie Man: The Ten Year Old DJ Wonder' released in 1983.
SHARE / Jun 15, 1983 12:00 am
Half Pint's 1983 Jamaican number-one song "Winsome" was covered by The Rolling Stones in 1986 although it was renamed "Too Rude" for their Dirty Work album.
SHARE / Jun 15, 1983 12:00 am
Half Pint’s first single “Sally", was released in 1983 and was a hit in Jamaica.
SHARE / Jun 15, 1982 12:00 am
In 1982 Heartbeat Records out of Burlington Massachusetts came to Jamaica and recorded Dancheall's first live recording. The dance event was dubbed "A Dee-Jay Explosion: Inna Dancehall Style" which was hosted at the famous 'Jingles'
SHARE / Jun 15, 1982 12:00 am
On December 29, 1982 Jamaica issued a commemorative Bob Marley postage stamp.
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