For decades, reggae and other styles of Jamaican music have infiltrated popular music worldwide. It’s in the DNA of everything from hip hop to punk to electronic music to reggaeton to Afrobeats and ...
In this June 13, 2019 photo, members of the all-female band ADAHEZ, Chevanese Palmer, from left, Karissa Palmer, Gabeana Campbell, Tashana Barnett and Shadeeka Daughma, pose for a photo on the steps ...
This year’s Grammys have a chance to make history, albeit in a way that might get missed by most TV viewers watching music’s biggest night at home. For the first time in its 39-year existence, the ...
In the 60 years since Jamaica achieved its independence from England, on Aug. 6, 1962, the tiny Caribbean nation has created some of the world’s most influential musical styles, including ska, rock ...
As the rest of the world prepares for the end of the year festive period, Reggae fans and artists gathered in Abuja, Nigeria ...
The instructions on Wednesday were clear: no serious, sad or long faces. “Jimmy didn’t want a sad or somber occasion,” said ...
Grammy winner Jimmy Cliff, whose songs included hits like "The Harder They Come," has died, his family confirmed in a ...
After decades of “Brap brap brap!” heard throughout the lyrics of some of our favorite Jamaican songs, the country’s broadcasting regulator has made the decision to ban all music and television that ...
Jamaican communities in Canada raised over CAD$3 million to support Hurricane Melissa recovery, funding relief, rebuilding, ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's central bank thinks the country's economy is doing very well and it is using an instantly recognizable symbol of the island to get this message to the people: reggae ...