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This is a list of Jamaican artists (in alphabetical order by last name) of various genres, who are notable and either born in Jamaica or associated with Jamaica, ...
9 Jamaica. 10 Montserrat. 11 Saint Lucia. 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis. ... This is a list of notable recording artists known for performing various types of Caribbean music.
This includes artists who have either been critical to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label). Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.
Jimmy Cliff was born James Chambers on 30 July 1944 in Saint James, Colony of Jamaica. [4] He began writing songs while still at primary school in St. James, listening to a neighbour's sound system.
Omar Cummings, Jamaican-born MLS and Jamaica national football team football player; Chili Davis, Jamaican-born American, former star Major League Baseball player; Leon Edwards, Jamaican-born, British mixed martial artist and UFC welterweight champion; Patrick Ewing, Jamaican-born American, former NBA star; Junior Flemmings, professional footballer
All three artists returned to teach at the Jamaica School of Art. Since the island declared independence in 1962, Jamaican art has swung between two styles that Chief Curator, David Boxer, has defined as "mainstream" and "intuitive." [9] "Mainstream" references Jamaica's trained artists, more often exposed to art trends and styles used abroad.
Born in Rocky Point, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, [1] Cocoa Tea was popular in Jamaica from 1985, but has become successful worldwide since the 1990s. One of his most famous songs is "Rikers Island", [1] which was later turned into a dancehall version by Nardo Ranks titled “Me No Like Rikers Island" (featured on the 1991 Columbia/SME Records compilation Dancehall Reggaespañol) which was ...
His creative output also coincided with the search for forms of "authentic" Jamaican expression that preceded the independence movement. Above all, though, Dunkley's oeuvre is a singular exploration of a complicated and often-dark personal and cultural identity. [1] He is associated with a group of Jamaican artists known as "The Intuitives".