At a time when most Americans have been exposed to a more pop-influenced style of reggae music, it’s important to remind newer reggae fans about the genre’s roots. Imagine an underground movement ...
Pop culture can be as forbidding as it is inviting, particularly in areas that invite geeky obsession: The more devotion a genre, series, or subculture inspires, the easier it is for the uninitiated ...
The festival runs until about midnight. Admission is $15. Children 10 and under are admitted free.
Whether it’s political or spiritual, reggae never dies. Now, inspired by a new generation of Jamaican roots artists, young UK musicians are embracing the ‘heartical’ sound again The Guardian’s ...
Ahead of his new BBC doc Roots, Reggae, Rebellion, the rapper and poet considers the genre’s political history and thrilling rebirth Making my documentary Roots, Reggae, Rebellion was partly a journey ...
Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in ...
Live bands. Soulful music. Substantive lyrics. I could be describing the Jamaican music scene circa 1976, the heyday of Bob Marley. But I'm talking about a sound that dominated at this year's Reggae ...
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 ...