Rastafari
Religion originating in 1930s Jamaica
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| 2025 | Released album 'Strength & Resilience' through I Grade Records |
| 2025 | Her life was featured in a podcast series called 'Hidden Histories', which focuses on Black women who have been somewhat forgotten. |
| May 15 2025 | Passed away, marking the end of a significant career in Jamaican reggae music. |
| May 15 2025 | Junior Byles passed away, marking the end of his influential career in Jamaican reggae music. |
| April 29 2025 | His son, Jabari 'Baba Skenng' Johnson, was killed during a TikTok live streaming in St. Andrew, Jamaica. |
| 2024 |
Shashamane
Shashemene City football club was promoted to the Ethiopian Premier League, advancing from the Ethiopian Higher League.
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| 2024 |
St Agnes Place
An exhibition titled 'Echoes Within These Walls' was held at Brixton House, commemorating the temple and featuring oral histories from former St Agnes Place residents.
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| 2024 | Released 'Acoustic' album. |
| May 8 2024 | Former Steel Pulse drummer Conrad Kelly passed away at the age of 65. |
| 2023 | Released 'Bread and Butter' album through Ineffable Records and Born Fire Music. |
| April 2023 |
U-Roy
Released his last recording, the song 'The Coming of Jah Jah' for the project 'The Deejay Battle: Sly & Robbie vs Roots Radics', produced by Hernan 'Don Camel' Sforzini.
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| March 22 2023 | Easy Star All-Stars released a cover of 'Five Years' in collaboration with Steel Pulse, with an accompanying music video directed by Robert Bartolome. |
| 2022 | Handed over the work of the Jamaica Reparations Movement to the government after seven years of trying to gain support. |
| 2022 |
Shashamane
Mid-year estimated population reached 208,368 inhabitants.
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| 2022 | Released the critically acclaimed album 'Midnight Rocker', produced by Adrian Sherwood, with vocals recorded in Jamaica. |
| 2022 | Released two albums: 'Midnight Rocker' and 'Midnight Scorchers' through On-U Sound record label. |
| 2022 | Released his debut album 'Reggaeland' under his own record label 12 Yaad Records. |
| 2022 |
U-Roy
Released 'Dread In A Africa U-Roy' album with Jamaican Art Records.
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| 2022 | Released album 'Braquage de pouvoir'. |
| 2022 | Participated in 'Reggae Reload Vol.1' collaborative album with Busy Signal, Sizzla, and Gyptian. |
| 2021 | Continued collaboration with tracks like 'Lyrical Don Dada' and 'The Golden Rule' on various riddim compilations. |
| 2021 |
U-Roy
Released 'Solid Gold U-Roy' album.
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| 2021 | Young Shanty contributed the song 'Dont Tell Me That' to the Live Clean Riddim compilation by Rally Up Music. |
| 2021 | Young Shanty appeared on the Black Roses Riddim compilation with the song 'Zion' through Chalice Row Records. |
| 2021 | Young Shanty released the track 'Spread Love' on the Big Chune Riddim compilation by Giddimani Records. |
| 2021 | Appeared in the 'Guns Riddim' collaborative album. |
| December 21 2021 | Released third studio album 'Time Machine' through TenFloor Records via digital distribution |
| March 2021 | Teacha Dee appeared on VERA, a prestigious talk show hosted by award-winning Television Presenter and Actress Vera Russwurm, which aired on ORF 2, one of Austria's main public television channels. During the show, he discussed Jamaica's relationship with James Bond and the story behind his song 'Rastafari Way'. |
| March 2 2021 |
Bunny Wailer
Bunny Wailer passed away, marking the end of his influential career in reggae music.
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| March 2 2021 |
Bunny Wailer
Passed away, marking the end of a significant career in reggae music as a three-time Grammy Award winner and influential musician.
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| March 2 2021 |
Bunny Wailer
Died at Andrews Memorial Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica at the age of 73, due to complications from a stroke suffered in July 2020.
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| February 2021 | The title track from Teacha Dee's sophomore album 'Rastafari Way' was selected to be featured in 'No Time to Die', the 25th James Bond film produced by Eon Productions. |
| February 17 2021 |
U-Roy
U-Roy passed away, marking the end of a pioneering career in Jamaican music.
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| January 12 2021 |
Gerald Achee
Gerald Achee passed away, concluding his career as a renowned Trinidadian drummer and leader of the Village Drums of Freedom.
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| 2020 | Released tracks including 'World Crisis', 'Train Delay', 'Burn Some Marijuana', 'Band Mind', continuing his consistent musical output. |
| 2020 | Collaborated with multiple artists: Rad Dixon on 'Change EP' with the song 'Keep the Children Safe' through Tasjay Productions; Radikal Vibration on the single 'Jah Say'; SINKS on 'Terror Australis' album with songs 'They Know' and 'They Know (Phil Gektor Remix)' |
| 2020 | The British media periodical Press Gazette launched the 'Barbara Blake-Hannah Prize' to recognize emerging talented journalists from minority backgrounds. |
| 2020 | Received a large cash donation from the charity foundation of dancehall artist Bounty Killer. |
| 2020 | Collaborated with Gisto on the track 'Ova Come', showing continued musical activity and collaboration in the reggae genre. |
| 2020 | Mass Manipulation was nominated for the Grammy Awards. |
| 2020 | Released single 'Get Up Child' on Chalice Row Records and Giddimani Records via digital distribution |
| July 2020 |
Bunny Wailer
Suffered another stroke and was hospitalized at Andrews Memorial Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica.
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| May 2020 | Released his 20th studio album titled King In My Castle. |
| April 2020 | Gave an interview to Bryan Knight's Tell A Friend podcast, discussing her experiences with racism and her journey to black consciousness. |
| 2019 | Continued active music production with tracks like 'Too Late', 'First Man', 'Attitude of Gratitude', 'Rat Trap', 'Jah Say', and more. |
| 2019 | Released the single 'Jah Say' through Evidence Music in digital distribution format. |
| 2019 | Worked with Blend Mishkin on the single 'Stop Run Maths' through Undisputed Records |
| 2019 | A benefit and celebratory concert was held in his honor in Jamaica. |
| 2019 | The band received a Grammy Award nomination for their album 'Mass Manipulation' in the Best Reggae Album category. |
| 2019 | Released album 'Le monde est chaud'. |
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