On Saturday, November 30, 2024, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn will transform into a dancehall paradise as the Reggae Love Fest takes the stage with a star-studded lineup. Legendary reggae icons ...
For many outside of Jamaica, Third World provided their first exposure to reggae. Courtesy photo One of the longest performing reggae bands of all time, Jamaica’s Third World continues to captivate ...
Among the evening’s honorees, legendary singer Ken Boothe was inducted in the Jamaica Music Museum Hall of Fame, receiving his official citation from Minister of Culture and Entertainment Olivia ...
In 1991, reggae legends Steel Pulse released "Taxi Driver," a song confronting racial discrimination in New York City. The band has been singing about racial injustice and human rights since forming ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Two Reggae icons are performing live at Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) this year. Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear are performing at the Wilson Center on Sept. 19. Marley, ...
Outdoor music festival Reggae Genealogy Music Festival will return to Plantation next month, highlighting Jamaican music, food, and culture. The festival, presented by Island SPACE Caribbean Museum, ...
Morgan Heritage, the tenacious and talented reggae act behind the triumphant No. 1 album, Strictly Roots, have come together to expand on their deeply cultural and religious life music in a new ...
One thing about Jimmy Cliff, he understood the assignment. “My role was and is inspiring people,” he told me in 1999, backstage in Oracabessa, Jamaica during the filming of a television special ...
Jimmy Cliff, one of the most prominent and beloved proponents of reggae music, has died at the age of 81. A star since the 1960s, he helped to bring the sound of Jamaica to a global audience through ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, the Jamaican drummer whose work in the rhythm section of Sly and Robbie built the backbone of ...