This Day in Jamaican Music

December 8

On December 8 in Jamaican music: a birthday for Toots Hibbert (1942) and 4 releases dated to this day, including Many Moods of Moses by Beenie Man (1997).

Birthdays

Born on this day

1

Artists whose profiles carry this date of birth.

  1. 1942 Toots Hibbert

    Born in May Pen · 84 years ago

Releases

Released on this day

4

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

  1. 1997 Many Moods of MosesAlbum

    Beenie Man

  2. 2009 51 50 RuleAlbum

    Ini Kamoze

  3. 2007 Unknown Number (Private Call)Single

    Busy Signal

  4. 2023 Selassie is the ChapelSingle

    Bob Marley

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