This Day in Jamaican Music

May 10

On May 10 in Jamaican music: a birthday for Lowell “Sly” Dunbar (1952), 5 releases dated to this day, including Rise Again by Lee 'Scratch' Perry (2011) and 6 stories from the news archive.

Birthdays

Born on this day

1

Artists whose profiles carry this date of birth.

  1. 1952 Lowell “Sly” Dunbar

    Born in Kingston · 74 years ago

Releases

Released on this day

5

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

  1. 2011 Rise AgainAlbum

    Lee 'Scratch' Perry

  2. 2019 Wah Gwaan?!Album

    Shaggy

  3. 2010 High GradeSingle

    Busy Signal

  4. 2010 TroubleSingle

    Damian Marley

  5. 2012 Around The World ft. Chris WattsSingle

    Protoje

News archive

Stories published on this day

6

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2015 Barrington Levy releases acoustic album 'Acousticalevy'

    Music

  2. 2014 'Count Me In' for a new Rebelution

    Interviews

  3. 2014 30th Anniversary Edition Of Bob Marley's 'Legend' to hit shelves July 1st

    Music

  4. 2013 All eyes on BLACKasCOLE

    Music

  5. 2013 Jamaican Art Initiative Turns to Kickstarter to Fund Project

    Press Releases

  6. 2013 The silent screams of Taj Francis

    Interviews

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