This Day in Jamaican Music

May 23

On May 23 in Jamaican music: 7 releases dated to this day, including The Stopper by Cutty Ranks (1991), 1 moment from the Island Chronicle and 6 stories from the news archive.

Releases

Released on this day

7

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

  1. 1991 The StopperAlbum

    Cutty Ranks

  2. 1995 All the BestAlbum

    Beenie Man

  3. 1995 Natural FeelingAlbum

    Ken Boothe

  4. 2007 Babylon a FightAlbum

    Michael Rose

  5. 2007 Stronger Than BeforeAlbum

    Turbulence

  6. 2021 Broken Beats 2Album

    Horace Andy

  7. 2010 Hair Dresser ShopSingle

    Busy Signal

Island Chronicle

Moments from the Chronicle

1
  1. 2020

    Beenie Man and Bounty Killer face off in a Verzuz battle streamed to millions worldwide, reigniting the legendary dancehall rivalry for a new digital generation and drawing one of the largest audiences in the Verzuz series history. Source ↗

News archive

Stories published on this day

6

From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.

  1. 2015 Jah9 celebrates earthstrong with ‘Gratitude’

    Music

  2. 2014 Garnet Silk Jr Releases A remake of 'Mama'

    Music

  3. 2014 Pop/Reggae Princess Denyque Offers a 'Smile To The World'

    Music

  4. 2014 Rebelution Brings Diversity with Cali-Reggae on 'Count me In'

    Music

  5. 2013 Alpha Blondy gives Bob Marley's 'I Shot the Sheriff' a French touch

    Music

  6. 2013 Jah9 celebrates earthstrong with a new single 'Tension'

    Press Releases

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