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music of Jamaica

Summary

music of Jamaica is a music by country or region[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of music_by_country_or_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • music of Jamaica's instance of is recorded as music by country or region[3].
  • music of Jamaica's instance of is recorded as music genre[4].
  • music of Jamaica's subclass of is recorded as music of the Greater Antilles[5].
  • music of Jamaica's Commons category is recorded as Music of Jamaica[6].
  • music of Jamaica's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01199xfl[7].
  • music of Jamaica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Music of Jamaica[8].
  • music of Jamaica's BBC Things ID is recorded as 74bdcaa9-f2a2-4d80-9ec1-7180a7a83e44[9].
  • music of Jamaica's Quora topic ID is recorded as Music-of-Jamaica[10].
  • music of Jamaica's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[11].
  • music of Jamaica's Rate Your Music genre ID is recorded as jamaican-music[12].
  • music of Jamaica's AllMusic genre/style ID is recorded as ma0000002671[13].

Why It Matters

music of Jamaica ranks in the top 7% of music_by_country_or_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

It has been cited as an influence by Monty Alexander[16], a pianist[17], b. 1944[18], of United States[19], awarded the Gold Musgrave Medal[20].

FAQs

Who did music of Jamaica influence?

music of Jamaica has been cited as an influence by Monty Alexander[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). music of Jamaica. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/music-of-jamaica
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_music-of-jamaica_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{music of Jamaica}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/music-of-jamaica}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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