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 ...
In this June 13, 2019 photo, members of the all-female band ADAHEZ, Chevanese Palmer, from left, Karissa Palmer, Gabeana Campbell, Tashana Barnett and Shadeeka Daughma, pose for a photo on the steps ...
Jamaica and reggae are as intertwined as a drum beat and a bass line. Since the 1960s, when reggae first burst on the scene in Jamaica, its off-beat rhythms have gained worldwide popularity. Reggae ...
Live bands. Soulful music. Substantive lyrics. I could be describing the Jamaican music scene circa 1976, the heyday of Bob Marley. But I'm talking about a sound that dominated at this year's Reggae ...
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 ...
Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican singer who pioneered the style of reggae music known as lovers rock and became one of the genre’s major stars in the 1970s, has died. He was 59. Isaacs died Monday at his ...
KINGSTON (Reuters) - The main event at fight night in Kingston, a popular boxing showcase, was hours away, but the crowd at the National Stadium's indoor arena, from the young and hip to the elderly, ...
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 ...
Jamaica's central bank thinks the country's economy is doing very well and it is using an instantly recognizable symbol of the island to get this message to the people: reggae music. In the bank's ...
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