BACCHANAL & Dancehall — the third in the Bacchanal Fridays soca party series — was a huge hit as it brought out thousands of fans to the Mas Camp venue in New Kingston last Friday. “Biggest night so ...

Dancehall kingpin Buju Banton is keen to show the world what they were missing while he was incarcerated. His latest effort at this has been the release of a new riddim compilation that features a ...

At its core, Jamaican music culture is a project of self-determination. Reggae emerged in the ‘60s and ‘70s out of political protest, disenfranchisement, and social change in Jamaica. As the Jamaican ...

In indie circles, there’s a rekindled interest in ska, rocksteady, dub and digi dancehall happening as well, primarily in California. Noisy lo-fi acts like Sun Araw and Peaking Lights dabble heavily.