This Day in Jamaican Music

July 12

On July 12 in Jamaican music: birthdays for Lloyd Daley (1939) and Bambaata Marley (1989), 8 releases dated to this day, including Promises and Lies by UB40 (1993) and 3 stories from the news archive.

Birthdays

Born on this day

2

Artists whose profiles carry this date of birth.

  1. 1939 Lloyd Daley

    Born in Kingston · 87 years ago

  2. 1989 Bambaata Marley

    Born in Kingston · 37 years ago

Releases

Released on this day

8

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

  1. 1993 Promises and LiesAlbum

    UB40

  2. 2004 Eek A SpeekaAlbum

    Eek a Mouse

  3. 2019 Super Cat and Nicodemus (Remastered)Album

    Various Artists

  4. 2007 Chase Dem (Acoustic) feat CapletonSingle

    Stephen Marley

  5. 2007 The Mission (Acoustic) feat. Damian MarleySingle

    Stephen Marley

  6. 2007 The Traffic Jam (Acoustic) feat. Damian MarleySingle

    Stephen Marley

  7. 2007 You're Gonna Leave (Acoustic)Single

    Stephen Marley

  8. 2019 Heaven & HellSingle

    Lee 'Scratch' Perry

News archive

Stories published on this day

3

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2017 This is the statement. This is the mission. 'I'm from Kingston!'

    Interviews

  2. 2013 Beres Hammond looks ahead to One Love, One Life Tour

    Music

  3. 2013 Looking back: Reggae Sumfest 2001

    Music

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