1980sThe 1980s signaled the birth of an additional musical era, and the slow demise of another. With the help of producer King Jammy and musicians Steely and Clevy, Dub made way for a faster, more ...

It's that time of year again: Notting Hill Carnival is fast approaching, and west London is bracing itself as the longest, unruliest tribute to the almighty sound system prepares to hit its streets.

If rap music is the CNN of black America, dancehall reggae is the equivalent for ghetto youth in Jamaica. Since first emerging in the late ’60s, Jamaican DJs (the reggae version of hip-hop’s MCs) have ...

Reading the Jamaica Gleaner this week, I fell upon an article announcing the fact that six of the 10 records in the Billboard Reggae chart are by non-Jamaicans. Nothing against Matisyahu, but given ...

On April 22, 1978 30,000 people filled Kingston’s National Stadium to see the One Love Peace concert. On the bill was singer Dennis Brown, pop-reggae sensation Inner Circle, the vocal trio The Mighty ...

Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley’s Grammy-winning 2001 album, “Halfway Tree,” was titled in reference to the reggae singer’s social status. The child of reggae king Bob Marley and 1976 Miss World Cindy ...