This Day in Jamaican Music

February 4

On February 4 in Jamaican music: 2 albums dated to this day, including Holding Me Captive by Gregory Isaacs (1994), 1 moment from the Island Chronicle and 3 stories from the news archive.

Releases

Released on this day

2

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

  1. 1994 Holding Me CaptiveAlbum

    Gregory Isaacs

  2. 2008 Inna de YardAlbum

    The Mighty Diamonds

Island Chronicle

Moments from the Chronicle

1
  1. 2024

    Julian Marley and producer Antaeus win the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for "Colors of Royal" at the 66th Grammy Awards — continuing the Marley family's dominance in the category while showcasing a new collaborative production approach. Source ↗

News archive

Stories published on this day

3

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2024 Julian Marley Wins His First Grammy as ‘Colors of Royal’ Takes Best Reggae Album

    Music

  2. 2014 New Buju Banton, Vybz Kartel collab surfaces with Ce'Cile and Ragga Bear

    Music

  3. 2014 Samsung encourages Jamaican bobsleigh team to 'Keep On Pushing'

    Culture

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