Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in ...
New York City’s biggest dancehall celebration is back! On Monday (June 15), Billboard confirms that Reggae Fest will return ...
Music legend Bob Marley welcomed at least 11 children throughout his life, and some of them have gone on to make music just ...
American-born singer Lady Songbird is preparing to make a strong impression on reggae lovers with the release of her new ...
Vybz Kartel’s God & Time album debuted at #6 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart. This is his 12th entry on the chart and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. February is widely acknowledged as Black History Month, but did you know it is also Reggae Month? Every year since 1926, Black ...
Ocean Beach stalwarts, Slightly Stoopid join Sublime for the Field of Dreamz Fest at Petco Park on June 13.
The great James Chambers aka Jimmy Cliff performing in 2012. Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Next time you turn on the reggae station, take a moment to appreciate that you’re now listening to a piece of ...
Despite Reggae Month 2021 being kept on servers and streaming sites due to the global pandemic, Jamaica’s long and storied history continues on in film unabashedly. The country’s theme of “Come Ketch ...
Reggae music has been around in various incarnations for several decades, originally arising out of the vibrant ska movement of Jamaica and permutating into several micro-genres including roots, dub, ...
Nash, who had been in declining health, rose from pop crooner to reggae star and topped the charts in 1972 with his positive-vibes anthem Johnny Nash, a singer-songwriter and performer of the ...
Jamaican singer and DJ Sister Nancy, widely regarded as a pioneer in dancehall music, delivered one of her biggest hits back ...