This Day in Jamaican Music

June 24

On June 24 in Jamaican music: we remember Natasja Saad (2007), 3 releases dated to this day, including Kaya N'Gan Daya by Gilberto Gil (2002) and 6 stories from the news archive.

Releases

Released on this day

3

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

  1. 2002 Kaya N'Gan DayaAlbum

    Gilberto Gil

  2. 2016 ConversationsAlbum

    Ky-Mani Marley

  3. 2010 How Yuh Bad SoSingle

    Busy Signal

Tributes

Remembered on this day

1

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

  1. 2007 Natasja Saad

    Passed at 32 · 19 years ago

News archive

Stories published on this day

6

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2014 Be a part of Bob Marley's Fanmade Lyric Video of Get Up, Stand Up!

    Music

  2. 2014 Cherine asks 'Wah Dat Fah?' on new single

    Music

  3. 2014 Kelissa runs with Chronixx and becomes the 'Winna' on new single

    Music

  4. 2014 Orisha Sound’s 'Embrace It (Ft. Sizzla Kalonji)' gets an electric spin

    Music

  5. 2013 Bring it Back: Jimmy Cliff 'The Harder They Come'

    Music

  6. 2013 Junior Reid spreads 'One Blood' at Jay Z's Club 40/40's 10th Anniversary

    Press Releases

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