It originated on a small Carribean island and grew to become a global phenomenon recognised as a cultural institution by ...

From reggae and soca to merengue and bouyon, here’s how these musical genres have shaped the region’s culture and influenced ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Professor Mike Alleyne Ph.D is an award-winning author and editor. The legendary reggae drummer and producer has died at age 73, ...

International Reggae Day is celebrated on July 1 every year. Here’s how reggae was born in Jamaica, why the day was created ...

These four mainstream rock songs put reggae music on the international stage after its establishment in Jamaica in the late 1960s.

Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae star whose lead role in the 1972 cult-movie sensation “The Harder They Come” helped introduce the pulsating island dance beat to a global audience, has died. He was 81 ...

KINGSTON (Reuters) - The main event at fight night in Kingston, a popular boxing showcase, was hours away, but the crowd at the National Stadium's indoor arena, from the young and hip to the elderly, ...

Reggae music and the island of Jamaica are inseparable, right? Lately, a crop of artists from places like Hawaii, California and Italy are proving that hit reggae can come from anywhere. In the ...

For a small place, Jamaica exerts a big influence. It covers an area of less than 11 000km2, with fewer than three million inhabitants. But ask anyone with even a passing interest in music to name its ...

Jamaican-Canadian recording artiste and producer Uplift is making a return to his reggae roots with the release of the Love Potion Riddim. The multi-artiste project features reggae singer Hezron and ...

The festival runs until about midnight. Admission is $15. Children 10 and under are admitted free.