For decades, reggae and other styles of Jamaican music have infiltrated popular music worldwide. It’s in the DNA of everything from hip hop to punk to electronic music to reggaeton to Afrobeats and ...
Jimmy Cliff celebrated his 80th birthday on July 30. The influential Jamaican singer/songwriter is considered one of the music artists who helped introduce reggae to the world. The song appeared on ...
The South Florida city of Miramar staged its fifth Reggae Icon Awards on February 26 with Clive Murphy of The Tennors, bass ...
Every year since 1926, Black History Month has been honored in February — but did you know that since 2008, February has also been officially designated Reggae Month in Jamaica? The history and ...
Now expanded to two days, the festival opened Saturday night with an energy that felt electric. Under a canopy of trees and stars, patrons seemed content to get lost in time as friends huddled in ...
Reggae music pioneer Bob Marley died at the too-young age of 36 in 1981 from melanoma. But his music lives forever in the hearts of music fans, if sales are an indication. His 1984 "Legend" best-of ...
February marks National Reggae Month — a time to celebrate the rich anthology of Jamaican music and honor the birthdays of late icons Dennis Brown and Bob Marley. The festival will include dancers ...
The Kingston-born singer is visiting iconic venues on both coasts. Get all the details.
They hope you like jammin’. Because they want to jam it wit’ you. The second annual Point Break Music Festival will feature more than 20 reggae and reggae-adjacent bands and solo artists June 21 and ...
A Caribbean nightclub with island-themed cocktails will debut by the end of the year north of uptown Charlotte. The Reggae Lounge expects to open in early December at 2630 Statesville Ave. Co-owners ...
In reggae and dancehall music, a riddim is the instrumental backing track that multiple artists use to create their own distinct songs. "Feel So Alive" is Sean Paul's and Maxi Priest's contribution to ...
“I would really like for the artists to come in and make connections and understand the game and not get fucked like the old ones did,” said Shaggy of the third annual confab. By Janeé Bolden Artists, ...