A month after his passing, the 84-year-old music legend was honored for uplifting the world with his gift. The instructions ...

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 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 ...

“I would really like for the artists to come in and make connections and understand the game and not get fucked like the old ones did,” said Shaggy of the third annual confab. By Janeé Bolden Artists, ...

Music is one of the best windows into a culture—and nowhere is that more evident than Jamaica. The Caribbean country is known for its sound above all else, having gifted the globe with six genres of ...

JAMAICA -- Saturday is Jamaica Old Home Day in historic Jamaica Village. Along with events for children and adults, live music will fill the streets starting at noon noon with The Bondville Boys, ...

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 ...

JAMAICA — Simply put, Jamaica Old Home Day is all about celebrating the community and its history. "I'd love to say it's an annual thing but it's not," said Karen Ameden, president of the Jamaica ...