This Day in Jamaican Music

January 9

On January 9 in Jamaican music: an album dated to this day: Rise and Shine Again and Again (Deluxe Edition) by Aswad (2017) and 1 moment from the Island Chronicle.

Releases

Released on this day

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

  1. 2017 Rise and Shine Again and Again (Deluxe Edition)Album

    Aswad

Island Chronicle

Moments from the Chronicle

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  1. 1950

    Radio Jamaica (RJR) begins broadcasting, bringing music into Jamaican homes nationwide. Radio proves essential to breaking new artists, spreading sound-system recordings, and building the audience that made ska and reggae national — then global — phenomena. Source ↗

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