Moments

Dates you can point to. 5

Moment “Do the Reggay” · 1968 1968Kingston · Jamaica

The beat already existed; this record gave it a name people could repeat.

 Moment Kool Herc · block party 1973 August 11, 19731520 Sedgwick Avenue · The Bronx · New York City

August 11, 1973: Cindy Campbell throws a back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx and her brother Kool Herc DJs.

 Riddim + moment Sleng Teng 1985 digital breakthrough · endlessly versionedKing Jammy’s · Kingston → the world

A cheap Casio pattern, a Wayne Smith vocal and King Jammy’s studio turned into a 1985 earthquake.

 Moment UNESCO Inscription · 2018 2018Jamaica · UNESCO Representative List

In 2018 UNESCO added Reggae music of Jamaica to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

 Moment Keznamdi · GRAMMY 2026 2026 · 68th Annual GRAMMY AwardsJamaican reggae on the global awards stage

Keznamdi’s BLXXD & FYAH wins Best Reggae Album at the 2026 GRAMMYs.

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