September 7
On September 7 in Jamaican music: 4 albums dated to this day, including My Way by Lady Saw (2010), 1 moment from the Island Chronicle and 3 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.
Moments from the Chronicle
- 1919
Louise Bennett-Coverley is born in Kingston. She becomes Jamaica's foremost folklorist and poet, preserving patois and mento traditions on stage and radio — giving voice to everyday Jamaican life long before reggae made patois a global language. Source ↗
Stories published on this day
From the JamaicansMusic newsroom, going back to 2008.
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