This Day in Reggae History: July 1st

• 📅 0000

  International Reggae Day

  Celebrating reggae's global heritage with concerts and events worldwide since 1994.

• 🕊 1999

  Dennis Brown Dies

  The Crown Prince of Reggae died at 42.

• 🎂 1967

  Papa San Born

  Tyrone Thompson. Jamaican reggae/dancehall artist.

• 🎂 1971

  Merciless Born

  Leonard Bartley. Jamaican reggae/dancehall artist.

• 🎂 1959

  Ranking Joe Born

  Joseph Jackson. Jamaican reggae/dancehall artist.

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