This Day in Jamaican Music

August 6

On August 6 in Jamaican music: 11 releases dated to this day, including Free To Move by Israel Vibration (1996) and 4 stories from the news archive.

Releases

Released on this day

11

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

  1. 1996 Free To MoveAlbum

    Israel Vibration

  2. 2002 Heavyweight Dancehall ClashAlbum

    Beenie Man

  3. 2021 10Album

    Spice

  4. 2021 Born Fi Dis (Prelude)Album

    Vybz Kartel

  5. 2021 On a HighAlbum

    Sizzla

  6. 2013 August 2013Single

    Popcaan

  7. 2013 Friend Till the EndSingle

    Versatile

  8. 2013 I.D.G.ASingle

    Jahmiel

  9. 2013 It Nuh EasySingle

    Gappy Ranks

  10. 2013 Live TonightSingle

    Fambo

  11. 2013 My Life Nuh EasySingle

    Beenie Man

News archive

Stories published on this day

4

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2014 Daniel Bambaata Marley embodies next generation of Marley with 'Maintain'

    Music

  2. 2014 Mr. Vegas sees 'Reggae Euphoria' with 'My Jam'

    Music

  3. 2014 Pressure Builds on Reggae’s Sound

    Music

  4. 2012 Children’s Bread and Jamaica 50: Jimmy Cliff’s Humanitarian Voice in the Rebirth Year, 2012

    Music

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