TIMELINE EXPLORE OUR HISTORY

This timeline shows an interactive journey through Jamaica's rich and ever-shifting musical history; encompassing it's birth, growth and myriad of characters that has made it a genre admired by the world.

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1973

image In 1973, The Mighty Diamonds recorded at Byron Lee's Dynamic Sounds studio and notched their first hit with "Shame and Pride."

1973

image In 1973 Gregory Isaacs set up his own record store and label, African Museum, in partnership with Errol Dunkley. The record shop was located on Chancery Lane in Kingston.

1973

image John Holt's biggest success came with his album "1000 Volts of Holt" released in 1973 on the Trojan Label.

1973

image Big Youth was named artiste of the year in 1973 following the overwhelming success of his LP, "Screaming Target" which was released under the Trojan Label.

1973

image Dennis Brown's song Westbound Train was the biggest Jamaican hit of summer 1973

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