This Day in Jamaican Music

June 12

On June 12 in Jamaican music: a birthday for Bounty Killer (1972), we remember Jah Lion (1999), an album dated to this day: Look What You Dubbing (Volume 2) by King Tubby (2021) and 6 stories from the news archive.

Birthdays

Born on this day

1

Artists whose profiles carry this date of birth.

  1. 1972 Bounty Killer

    Born in Kingston · 54 years ago

Releases

Released on this day

1

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

  1. 2021 Look What You Dubbing (Volume 2)Album

    King Tubby

Tributes

Remembered on this day

1

Voices we lost on this date. Their music is still in the library.

  1. 1999 Jah Lion

    Passed at 51 · 27 years ago

News archive

Stories published on this day

6

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2017 You need to know chanteuse Ammoye

    Interviews

  2. 2013 SkyGrass announces KING Album Release Party!

    Press Releases

  3. 2013 The legend of Bounty Killer

    Music

  4. 2012 Entertainment Rundown - June 12 2012

    Music

  5. 2012 Entertainment Rundown Jun 12
  6. 2012 Nellie Roxx drops Love. Sex. Damage mixtape

    Music

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