January 26
On January 26 in Jamaican music: we remember Lowell “Sly” Dunbar (2026), a single dated to this day: Shame and Scandal by The Blues Busters (2011), 1 moment from the Island Chronicle and 6 stories from the news archive.
Released on this day
Albums and singles in the Listen library dated to this day — press play from any title.
Remembered on this day
Voices we lost on this date. Their music is still in the library.
- 2026 Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
Moments from the Chronicle
- 2020
At the 62nd Grammy Awards, 19-year-old Koffee wins Best Reggae Album for her debut EP "Rapture" — the first woman and youngest artist to win the category — opening the door for a new generation of female reggae voices on the world stage. Source ↗
Stories published on this day
From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.
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