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 ...

Bob Marley performed at the Smile Jamaica Concert two days after being shot, showing his commitment to peace and making one of the most powerful statements of his career. Marley’s 1977 album “Exodus” ...

Though Jamaican pop was recorded in English, most Americans know very little about the history of the country's music, its artists or hits. Interestingly, Jamaican rhythms are hardly foreign to ...

Koffee has only had about a dozen of her songs widely available to stream until now, but the 22-year-old Jamaican artist is already proving she can reinvigorate reggae and dancehall for a pop audience ...

To coincide with her mainstage performance at Dubai’s Untold Festival this weekend (Nov. 6-9), India-based global superstar Nora Fatehi has unveiled a brand new single — and she’s brought Jamaican ...

Last month, the twenty-two-year-old Jamaican singer and rapper Koffee appeared as a musical guest on the “Tonight Show.” The studio’s stage had been outfitted to look like a casual and haphazard dance ...

This is a Trojan horse book, ostensibly about various facets of reggae music under-represented in reggae journalism, but on a certain level really a book about Jamaican jazz. As such, the information ...

Ever since 1978, UB40 has been a steady global music presence preaching the reggae-pop gospel. The United Kingdom natives marked the band’s 45th anniversary in 2023 and has further celebrated this ...

DULUTH — Since its inception 17 years ago, the Bayfront Reggae and World Music Festival has grown from 660 attendees to 3,500 in 2022, tripling its overall budget and bringing in high-profile artists ...

Across heartbreaks, reinventions, and record-breaking successes, Ariana Grande’s best songs reveal the rise of a global ...

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the eccentric, revolutionary Jamaican producer, songwriter and performer whose influence extended far beyond his historic role in the development of reggae music, died Sunday at a ...

Cooperstown Concerts announce The Big Takeover will close out the 2024-25 concert season with a concert at 7:30 p.m. May 2 at the Fenimore Farm & Country Village Louis C. Jones Center at 5775 State ...