This Day in Jamaican Music

August 29

On August 29 in Jamaican music: a birthday for Jah Lion (1947), we remember Lee 'Scratch' Perry (2021), 6 albums dated to this day, including Signing Off by UB40 (1980) and 2 stories from the news archive.

Birthdays

Born on this day

1

Artists whose profiles carry this date of birth.

  1. 1947 Jah Lion

    Born in Point Hill · 79 years ago

Releases

Released on this day

6

Albums and singles in the Listen library dated to this day — press play from any title.

  1. 1980 Signing OffAlbum

    UB40

  2. 1997 YesterdayAlbum

    Gregory Isaacs

  3. 2000 Words of TruthAlbum

    Sizzla

  4. 2006 RebelutionAlbum

    Tanya Stephens

  5. 2025 EndeavorsAlbum

    Spragga Benz

  6. 2025 Heart & SoulAlbum

    Vybz Kartel

Tributes

Remembered on this day

1

Voices we lost on this date. Their music is still in the library.

  1. 2021 Lee 'Scratch' Perry

    Passed at 85 · 5 years ago

News archive

Stories published on this day

2

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2025 ‘Heart & Soul’: Vybz Kartel Drops a Surprise Album Months After Freedom, August 2025

    Music

  2. 2025 Vybz Kartel Drops ‘Heart & Soul,’ an 11-Track Surprise Album, on the Night of His Barclays Center Show

    Music

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