This Day in Jamaican Music

February 5

On February 5 in Jamaican music: 3 releases dated to this day, including Hit The Road Jack by Big Youth (1976), 1 moment from the Island Chronicle and 4 stories from the news archive.

Releases

Released on this day

3

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

  1. 1976 Hit The Road JackAlbum

    Big Youth

  2. 2013 Cold GirlSingle

    Tarrus Riley

  3. 2013 Here Comes TroubleSingle

    Chronixx

Island Chronicle

Moments from the Chronicle

1
  1. 2023

    Kabaka Pyramid wins the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for "The Kalling" at the 65th Grammy Awards — a landmark victory for the Reggae Revival generation and conscious dancehall rooted in Rastafari philosophy. Source ↗

News archive

Stories published on this day

4

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2023 Kabaka Pyramid Wins the Grammy for Best Reggae Album With ‘The Kalling’

    Music

  2. 2022 Bob Marley Earthstrong Celebration 2022 LIVE

    Music

  3. 2013 Noisey Jamaica enters the dark side with Tommy Lee Sparta

    Music

  4. 2013 The second staging of the International Reggae Poster Competition

    Art

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