This Day in Jamaican Music

July 7

On July 7 in Jamaican music: 4 releases dated to this day, including Bun Friend by Capleton (2008), 1 moment from the Island Chronicle and 4 stories from the news archive.

Releases

Released on this day

4

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

  1. 2008 Bun FriendAlbum

    Capleton

  2. 2013 The Voice of the Jamaican Ghetto - Incarcerated But Not SilencedAlbum

    Amanyea

  3. 2005 Nah ApologizeSingle

    Sizzla

  4. 2009 Is This LoveSingle

    Bob Marley

Island Chronicle

Moments from the Chronicle

1
  1. 2017

    Chronixx releases his debut album "Chronology" to global acclaim, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album and selling out the Chronology Tour — one of the largest reggae concerts in Jamaica that year with Sevana, Protoje, and special guests. Read more →

News archive

Stories published on this day

4

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2014 International Reggae Day’s ‘Experience Reggae 360’ well received

    Culture

  2. 2013 ‘The Voice of the Jamaican Ghetto’: Vybz Kartel Records from Behind Bars and Refuses to Be Silenced, 2013

    Music

  3. 2013 Beenie Man/Elephant Man open up about BET performance

    Music

  4. 2013 Looking back: Reggae Sumfest 1998

    Music

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