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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1994

Ini Kamoze's "Here Comes the Hotstepper" was released in 1994, and subsequently topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December of that year for 2 weeks! It also reached number one in Australia and New Zealand, and number four i

1993

Gold, released by the U.K. Charm label in 1993, included the inspirational "Zion in a Vision" by Garnett Silk, a Jamaican number one cut with producer Jack Scorpio, as well as Silk's first international hit.

1993

Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music album was released Nov 02, 1993 on the Mango label. This collection of 95 songs on 4 CDs attempts to chart the music's diversity and development through ska, rock-steady, reggae, and d

1993

UB40's cover of Elvis Presly's song (I Cant Help) Falling In Love With You is to date one of their biggest hits! They covered the song, as first single from their 1993 album Promises and Lies. It was a great success, reaching numbe

1993

Patra’s debut album, ‘Queen of the Pack’ peaked at number one on the Billboard Reggae Album chart in 1993. It featured songs such as Worker Man, Think (About It) ft Lyn Collins and Romantic Call ft Yo-Yo.