March 2
On March 2 in Jamaican music: we remember Bunny Wailer (2021), 10 singles dated to this day, including Bicycle by Vybz Kartel (2010), 1 moment from the Island Chronicle and 2 stories from the news archive.
Released on this day
Albums and singles in the Listen library dated to this day — press play from any title.
Remembered on this day
Voices we lost on this date. Their music is still in the library.
- 2021 Bunny Wailer
Moments from the Chronicle
- 2021
Bunny Wailer, the last surviving founding member of The Wailers and a three-time Grammy winner, passes away in Kingston at age 73. A pioneer of roots reggae and nyabinghi drumming, his death closes a chapter on the original trio that took Jamaican music to the world. Source ↗
Stories published on this day
From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.
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