This Day in Jamaican Music

January 3

On January 3 in Jamaican music: a birthday for Kamau Preston (1979), 3 releases dated to this day, including Hail H.I.M by Burning Spear (1980) and 3 stories from the news archive.

Birthdays

Born on this day

1

Artists whose profiles carry this date of birth.

  1. 1979 Kamau Preston

    Born in Trelawny Parish · 47 years ago

Releases

Released on this day

3

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

  1. 1980 Hail H.I.MAlbum

    Burning Spear

  2. 2003 DeterminationAlbum

    Admiral Tibet

  3. 2013 That BadSingle

    Busy Signal

News archive

Stories published on this day

3

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2018 Top 5 2017 Occurrences In Dancehall

    Music

  2. 2016 Nattali Rize... Eternally risen

    Interviews

  3. 2009 Shaggy and Friends ‘I Dare You’: The Inaugural Benefit Concert Raises J$27 Million for Bustamante Hospital, 2009

    Music

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