Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That same self-determination, that instinct toward rebelling against the establishment, and of course, that inextricable tie to ...

How a teenage gospel singer from Kingston became one of Jamaica’s boldest, cheekiest voices, and helped carry a musical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reggae music icon Jimmy Cliff, who's unique tone, lyricism and breakthrough role on the silver screen helped make the music of his ...

Jamaica is one of the epicenters of music and culture. With more artists emerging on the scene, it’s important to note the names of the Jamaican music producers who have pushed artists into newer, and ...

Jamaican music and musicians are not where they need to be when it comes to numbers, access, and credibility. We talked to several reggae and dancehall artists and insiders to discuss what the hurdles ...

Songs of the summer should be crowned not in the giddiness of July but in the waning days of September, once the hot season has finished its business. A rearview perspective suggests that “Toast,” by ...

These four mainstream rock songs put reggae music on the international stage after its establishment in Jamaica in the late 1960s.

In Jamaican music’s immediate family, there are reggae, dancehall, ska, rocksteady, dub and mento and Nyabinghi. Close cousins? That would be hip-hop, reggaeton, EDM and Afrobeats. Learn about all the ...

The celebrations will be held on back-to-back days.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Reggae music, local vendors and a day of community filled downtown Topeka on Saturday, June 27, as people ...

A walk of fame celebrating Harlesden's reggae heritage has been launched in north-west London. The Harlesden Walk of Music's ...

In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...