All the way from Kingston, Jamaica is one of the only self-contained groups within contemporary Jamaican music, rock reggae band Raging Fyah. The five-piece band - honored by Jamaica’s Minister of ...
Sierra Leone is about to jam to the rhythms of reggae, as some of the Caribbean’s biggest stars descend on Freetown for the ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — For decades, the sound of Jamaica has been reggae, the infectious, uniquely syncopated music that transformed the small Caribbean island into a cultural powerhouse. But the ...
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 ...
The NOLA Reggae Festival will pivot to present a Jamaica Benefit Dinner on Tuesday (Oct. 28) at Paradigm Gardens in Central ...
The 7th Annual NOLA Reggae Fest is postponed to Nov. 15. A benefit dinner Tuesday, Oct. 28 will help raise funds for Jamaica ...
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 ...
As Hurricane Melissa barrels toward Jamaica, the Marleys' Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise has been rerouted, Rolling Stone ...
The cancellation over the weekend gave festival organizer Hitchcock an idea. The pivot comes as historic Hurricane Melissa ...
As Jamaica weathers Hurricane Melissa, a global mobilization is underway. World Central Kitchen is serving meals in Kingston, ...
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.