The reggae musician, known for hits like "It Wasn’t Me" and "Angel" discusses his career and his Jan. 11 performance with the ...

Jamaica’s first reggae radio station, IRIE FM, debuted on the island’s airwaves in August 1990. In Jamaican Rastafarian parlance, “irie” means good, cool, nice, and the station utilized a simple ...

Reggae has had a massive impact on the world and in Africa it was one of the biggest genres of music. Its greatest influences came from the early 70s with the likes of Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Culture ...

In 2011, Jamaican writer and activist Dutty Bookman coined the phrase “reggae revival” to describe artists like Protoje, Chronixx, Jah9, Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, and others who tended to favor ...

BOB MARLEY is a name that is synonymous with reggae – and reggae is forever associated with Handsworth, home of legendary band Steel Pulse and Basil Gabbidon. A special concert next month (February) ...

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 ...

Barcelona-based reggae promoter, Julian Francisco Garcia Mancebo, who has been promoting and developing Jamaican acts and culture since 1991, has a dire prognosis for reggae music: the genre is ...