DJ Lulú Solares spoke to The Conversation's Maddie Bender about the ins and outs of reggae music as one of the hosts of HPR's new nighttime music programming, "After Hours.
Jamaican singer Keznamdi has earned his first Grammy win, taking home Best Reggae Album for his sophomore album, BLXXD & FYAH ...
A new reissue marks the 40th anniversary of “Under Me Sleng Teng,” considered one of dancehall’s first digital songs and, with over 500 versions, among the most recycled. By Patricia Meschino In 1984, ...
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 ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The affection between Sting and Shaggy is palpable from the moment they sit down together. When the two ...
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 ...
About two decades ago, Norma Fraser, the legendary reggae vocalist responsible for classic cuts like her soulful take on Cat Stevens’ “The First Cut Is the Deepest” and the 1963 skip jumping ska tune ...
As one half of the famed rhythm duo Sly and Robbie, he played with some of the biggest names in music, including Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger.
NEW YORK (AP) — The story of Jimmy Cliff, who has died at age 81, is in part the story of reggae itself. Like so many Jamaican teens of his time, he moved to Kingston in the early 1960s and joined a ...