This Day in Jamaican Music

March 4

On March 4 in Jamaican music: a birthday for Aura Lewis (1947), 4 albums dated to this day, including Defend It by Beenie Man (1994) and 6 stories from the news archive.

Birthdays

Born on this day

1

Artists whose profiles carry this date of birth.

  1. 1947 Aura Lewis

    Born · 79 years ago

Releases

Released on this day

4

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

  1. 1994 Defend ItAlbum

    Beenie Man

  2. 2003 No Holding BackAlbum

    Wayne Wonder

  3. 2008 RastafariAlbum

    Sizzla

  4. 2014 Hopeless RomanticAlbum

    Chevaughn

News archive

Stories published on this day

6

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2013 Mavado Take It Video Exclusive Premiere on Billboard

    Press Releases

  2. 2012 A Brush That Clicks

    Art

  3. 2012 Di Genius: Moving Forward

    Interviews

  4. 2012 Dr.Spice: Kareece visits the Doctor

    Magazine

  5. 2012 Eva Hype Prince of Island Pop

    Interviews

  6. 2012 Ghett 'A a Life A new standard for Jamaican film

    Culture

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