This Day in Jamaican Music

March 15

On March 15 in Jamaican music: we remember Smiley Culture (2011), 3 releases dated to this day, including For the Many by UB40 (2019) and 3 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. 2019 For the ManyAlbum

    UB40

  2. 2019 For The Many (Dub)Album

    UB40

  3. 2012 You Need MeSingle

    Lady Saw

Tributes

Remembered on this day

1

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

  1. 2011 Smiley Culture

    Passed at 48 · 15 years ago

News archive

Stories published on this day

3

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2013 Noisey Jamaica Relives Reggae Sumfest 2012

    Music

  2. 2010 Wyclef Calls Him ‘The Godfather’: Jimmy Cliff Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2010

    Music

  3. 1962 ‘Hurricane Hattie’: James Chambers Becomes Jimmy Cliff and Leslie Kong Gets His First No. 1, 1962

    Music

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