In 1983, when British reggae band UB40 released its fourth studio album Labour of Love, the set was well-received by the ...

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For an island the size of the state of Connecticut, Jamaica has had a disproportionate influence on the world of music. Reggae and all its offshoots, from ska to dancehall, have been the soundtrack to ...

Shaggy, Julian Marley, Marcia Griffiths and others performed at the Stay Strong Jamaica hurricane relief concert.

From Chronixx to Armanii, these are the best albums to come out of the West Indies this year. By Kyle Denis Nobody does it quite like the Caribbean, and 2025 only offered more proof. King of Dancehall ...

For the sixth consecutive year, Marley’s Legend compilation album registers top sales in the genre, while no releases from 2025 are present. Bob Marley and The Wailers’ Legend first released in 1984 ...

A major reggae concert will be held in South Florida in January to raise funds to support Jamaica’s hurricane recovery programme. The event, dubbed Stay Strong Jamaica, will take place on January 2, ...

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Some of Jamaica’s most popular and influential artists will come together at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood in the new year to raise money for Hurricane Melissa disaster relief. The Stay Strong Jamaica ...

January 9, 2026 • Dry Cleaning. Jenny on Holiday. An introspective debut from Mon Rovîa. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music is joined by Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville to talk about their favorite ...

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...