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 ...

The Jamaican music legend helped pioneer “electro reggae,” a fusion of reggae and electronic music in the 1980s. Garth Dennis, the Jamaican music legend credited among the architects of “electro ...

Desmond Dekker, the Jamaican singer whose 1969 hit, "The Israelites," opened up a worldwide audience for reggae, died on Wednesday. He was 64. He died after collapsing from a heart attack in his home ...

Exploring the story of Symarip, the ska and reggae outfit who were the first to target their music exclusively to the blossoming skinhead subculture in the UK.

Late one night after his wife and kids were asleep, Scott Aiges started strumming Tom Petty’s “Refugee” on guitar, but with a reggae lilt. A light bulb went off: Wouldn’t it be great for a band to ...

Bob Marley performed at the Smile Jamaica Concert two days after being shot, showing his commitment to peace and making one of the most powerful statements of his career. Marley’s 1977 album “Exodus” ...

Bunny Wailer, one of the most influential singers in reggae music history, died Tuesday at age 73. Along with a young Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, the artist born Neville O’Riley Livingston co-founded ...

Garth Dennis, the Jamaican music legend credited among the architects of “electro reggae,” a fusion of reggae and electronic music conveyed by his world-renowned band Black Uhuru, has died. He was 72.