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The Melodians

Jamaican rocksteady band from the Greenwich Town area of Kingston
Organization musical_group Q1812589
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Summary

The Melodians is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,089 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Melodians's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Melodians's genre is ska[4].
  • The Melodians's record label is recorded as Studio One[5].
  • The Melodians's discography is recorded as The Melodians discography[6].
  • The Melodians's country of origin is recorded as Jamaica[7].
  • The Melodians comprises Trevor McNaughton[8].
  • The Melodians comprises Brent Dowe[9].
  • The Melodians's location of formation is recorded as Kingston[10].
  • The Melodians's official website is recorded as http://www.themelodians.net/[11].
  • The Melodians's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Melodians'}[12].
  • The Melodians's start of work period is recorded as 1963[13].

Body

Founding

The Melodians's location of formation is recorded as Kingston[10].

Identity

The Melodians's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12].

Why It Matters

The Melodians ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,089 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Jamaica Kingston

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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  1. 19d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → Jamaica
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ht', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'sv', 'zh_yue']
    Website → —
    Has part(s) → Trevor McNaughton, Brent Dowe
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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