This Day in Jamaican Music

August 4

On August 4 in Jamaican music: a birthday for Vin Gordon (1949), an album dated to this day: Children Praise Jah by The Ethiopians (2015) and 4 stories from the news archive.

Birthdays

Born on this day

1

Artists whose profiles carry this date of birth.

  1. 1949 Vin Gordon

    Born in Kingston · 77 years ago

Releases

Released on this day

1

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

  1. 2015 Children Praise JahAlbum

    The Ethiopians

News archive

Stories published on this day

4

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2014 Exploring the culture of Dancehall in Japan

    Music

  2. 2014 Indian Band embraces the culture of Jamaican music

    Music

  3. 2014 The History Of The Jamaican Festival Song

    Music

  4. 2013 Remembering Jacob 'Killer' Miller

    Music

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