Reggae music icon Jimmy Cliff, who's unique tone, lyricism and breakthrough role on the silver screen helped make the music of his native Jamaica part of popular culture across the globe, has died at ...
From inventive dishes by regional chefs to dancing under the Kingston night sky, the festival delivered an unforgettable ...
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 ...
Looking back at the incredible impact of reggae and ska producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, and the 1968 anthem of defiance that changed reggae music forevermore.
Reggae music icon Jimmy Cliff, who’s unique tone, lyricism and breakthrough role on the silver screen helped make the music of his native Jamaica part of popular culture across the globe, has died at ...
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 ...
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 ...
Reggae artiste Lazah Current, a former member of the JUNO-award winning reggae band Messenjah, who died a few weeks ago, was laid to rest on Monday in a private ceremony that took place at the ...
Carlos Malcolm may not be a household name, but it should be. Without this now 90-year-old innovator of Jamaican music—this composer, this trombonist, this conductor, this arranger, this director—we ...
Jimmy Cliff, the reggae music icon and actor known for his lead role in the 1972 Jamaican crime/drama film The Harder They Come, has died from a seizure and pneumonia, according to his family. He was ...
Reggae music icon Jimmy Cliff, who’s unique tone, lyricism and breakthrough role on the silver screen helped make the music of his native Jamaica part of popular culture across the globe, has died at ...