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 ...

Soul Jamaica -Various Artists - Soul Jazz Records - Featuring Alton Ellis, Jackie Mittoo, The Heptones, Sound Dimension and ...

Two Jamaican artists, Cocoa Tea and Determine, passed away recently, leaving behind a legacy of “conscious” reggae music that was especially popular in the 1990s even as the dancehall genre expanded ...

Last year, about 4,000 people came to the Jamaica Emancipendence Ole Time Fair in Miramar to celebrate and enjoy the food and musical performances. This year, the fair returns on Saturday, Aug. 3, ...

The app is free for creators to join. The leaders say the product can give a significant boost to the image of creators who join in. Launched in Jamaica, the Jingle app is designed for ...

On Easter Monday morning, 1964, 14-year-old Marcia Griffiths stepped onto a stage for the very first time. The occasion was an annual concert held at the Carib Theater in Kingston, Jamaica. The late ...

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 ...

Arizona reggae artist Tony Culture was what Gabriel Brunelle, a friend and former collaborator, calls “a good human with a profound love for everyone.” The Jamaican-born artist wasn’t shy about it, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The sounds and smells of Jamaica are set to imbibe Berkley Riverfront Park as Kansas City welcomes its Reggae Music & Jerk Festival back in 2024. Art Garden KC has announced ...

— -- Anuhea Jenkins has made a name for herself as an island reggae singer, but she says her career could have taken a completely different direction. When she was growing up, the Hawaii native ...

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 ...