Jamaican Festival Song Winners (from 2024)

Question 1

1966

Answer 1

The Maytals with “Bam Bam”

Question 2

1967

Answer 2

The Jamaicans with “Ba Ba Boom”

Question 3

1968

Answer 3

Desmond Dekker & The Aces with “Music Like Dirt”

Question 4

1969

Answer 4

The Maytals with “Sweet and Dandy”

Question 5

1970

Answer 5

Hopeton Lewis with “Boom Shaka Laka”

Question 6

1971

Answer 6

Eric Donaldson with “Cherry Oh Baby”

Question 7

1972

Answer 7

Toots & the Maytals with “Pomps and Pride”

Question 8

1973

Answer 8

Morvin Brooks with “Jump In The Line”

Question 9

1974

Answer 9

Tinga Stewart with “Play de Music”

Question 10

1975

Answer 10

Roman Stewart with “Hooray Festival”

Question 11

1976

Answer 11

Freddie McKay with “Dance This Ya Festival”

Question 12

1977

Answer 12

Eric Donaldson with “Sweet Jamaica”

Question 13

1978

Answer 13

Eric Donaldson with “Land of my Birth”

Question 14

1979

Answer 14

The Astronauts with “Born Jamaican”

Question 15

1980

Answer 15

Stanley & The Turbines with “Come Sing With Me”

Question 16

1981

Answer 16

Tinga Stewart with “Nuh Wey Nuh Betta Dan Yard”

Question 17

1982

Answer 17

The Astronauts with “Mek Wi Jam”

Question 18

1983

Answer 18

Ras Karbi with “Jamaica I’ll Never Leave You”

Question 19

1984

Answer 19

Eric Donaldson with “Proud to be Jamaican”

Question 20

1985

Answer 20

Roy Rayon with “Love Fever”

Question 21

1986

Answer 21

Stanley & The Turbines with “Dem a fe Squirm”

Question 22

1987

Answer 22

Roy Rayon with “Give Thanks and Praise”

Question 23

1988

Answer 23

Singer Jay with “Jamaica Land We Love”

Question 24

1989

Answer 24

Michael Forbes with “Stop and Go”

Question 25

1990

Answer 25

Robbie Forbes with "Island Festival"

Question 26

1991

Answer 26

Roy Rayon with "Come Rock"

Question 27

1992

Answer 27

Heather Grant with "Mek wi Put Things Right"

Question 28

1993

Answer 28

Eric Donaldson with "Big It Up"

Question 29

1994

Answer 29

Stanley & The Astronauts with "Dem a Pollute"

Question 30

1995

Answer 30

Eric Donaldson with "Join de Line"

Question 31

1996

Answer 31

Zac Henrry & Donald White with "Meck We Go Spree"

Question 32

1997

Answer 32

Eric Donaldson with "Peace and Love"

Question 33

1998

Answer 33

Neville Martin with "Jamaica Whoa"

Question 34

1999

Answer 34

Cheryl Clarke with "Born Inna JA"

Question 35

2000

Answer 35

Stanley Beckford with "Fi Wi Island A Boom"

Question 36

2001

Answer 36

Roy Richards with "Lift Up Jamaica"

Question 37

2002

Answer 37

Devon Black with "Progress"

Question 38

2003

Answer 38

Stefan Penincilin with "Jamaican Tour Guide"

Question 39

2004

Answer 39

Stefan Penincilin with "Ole Time Jamaica"

Question 40

2005

Answer 40

Khalil N Pure with "Poverty"

Question 41

2006

Answer 41

Omar Reid with "Remember the Days"

Question 42

2007

Answer 42

Neville 'Gunty' Winters with "Woman A Di Beauty"

Question 43

2008

Answer 43

Roy Rayon with "Rise and Shine"

Question 44

2009

Answer 44

Winston Hussey with "Take Back Jamaica"

Question 45

2010

Answer 45

Kharuso with "My Jamaica"

Question 46

2011

Answer 46

Pessoa with "O If We (Can Change The World)"

Question 47

2012

Answer 47

Abbygaye 'Abby' Dallas with "Real Born Jamaican"

Question 48

2013

Answer 48

Festival Song Competition was suspended.

Question 49

2014

Answer 49

Rushane "Deep Jahi" Sanderson with "I Love JA"

Question 50

2015

Answer 50

Lee-Roy 'Ancient Priest' Johnson with "Celebration Time"

Question 51

2016

Answer 51

Oneil "Nazzleman" Scott with "No weh like Jamaica"

Question 52

2017

Answer 52

Festival Song Competition was suspended.

Question 53

2018

Answer 53

Oneil "Nazzle Man" Scott with "A Wi Home"

Question 54

2019

Answer 54

Raldene Dyer with "Big Up Jamaica"

Question 55

2020

Answer 55

Buju Banton with "I Am Jamaican"

Question 56

2021

Answer 56

Stacious with "Jamaican Spirit"

Question 57

2022

Answer 57

Sacaj with "Nuh Weh Nice Like Yard"

Question 58

2023

Answer 58

Slashe with "Best in the World"

Question 59

2024

Answer 59

Kimiela 'Candy' Isaacs' with #OneJamaica