About Quote by Michael Franti

Recording in Jamaica is like nothing else. The studios are always closed in America. But in Jamaica, the studio doors are wide open, and…

— Michael Franti

Everything that I see around me in Jamaica comes out in my music.

— Koffee

Jamaican music can be aggressive, soulful, smooth and exciting all at once - just like hip-hop. At the same time, there's nothing like Jamaica…

— Nas

Records were vitally important to the development of music and of all music cultures. With that being pushed by the wayside, I can't see…

— John Lydon

…the popular music of Jamaica, the music of the people, is an essentially experiential music, not merely in the sense that the people experience…

— Linton Kwesi Johnson

The invention of the iPod changes how you use music. Suddenly you have music everywhere.

— Spike Jonze

Jamaica is so musical, diverse and so extreme, from people singing in the streets to dancing.

— Kreesha Turner

To me, our music is like Jamaican stuff - if they can't hear it, they're not supposed to hear it. It's not for them…

— Joe Strummer

There are some popular artists - you would say they run Jamaica, like their songs are played everywhere in Jamaica, because everyone there is…

— Koffee

When you're in Jamaica, unless you're in a tourist spot, you don't hear Bob Marley; you mostly hear dance hall music.

— Michael Franti

A lot of true Jamaican artists don't understand the importance of radio so tend not to tap into that as a result.

— Shaggy

Puerto Rico's relationship with music is everything. It's an island full of talent and if you grow up there, you grow up living and…

— Bad Bunny