MOVEMENT

Jamaican Folk

from the 1950sIsland-wide
THE STORY

Work songs, ring games, digging songs, quadrille — the island’s everyday voice, already singing before the studios opened.

EXPLORE
THE ROOTSKuminaBurruNyahbinghiRevival Zion · PocoMentoCaribbean ExchangeR&B

Find Jamaican Folk among the roots

See how they stand with the music around them.

See it among the roots →

Hear this era in the Riddim Deck →

Updated 2026-09Ranges kept honest · contested dates marked “c.”