Jamaica is one of the epicenters of music and culture. With more artists emerging on the scene, it’s important to note the names of the Jamaican music producers who have pushed artists into newer, and ...
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 ...
When you think of Louisville's music scene, reggae music may not come to mind. But for the past 27 years, steel drums ring the alarm for the start of summer at the Kentucky Reggae Festival. Ibuka ...
In Jamaican music’s immediate family, there are reggae, dancehall, ska, rocksteady, dub and mento and Nyabinghi. Close cousins? That would be hip-hop, reggaeton, EDM and Afrobeats. Learn about all the ...
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 ...
In the first week of May, the American music industry commenced a semi-annual tradition: singling out a lone piece of Jamaican music and sending it up the charts. 2018’s lucky winner is “Walking ...