Without question, Jamaica’s greatest export is reggae music, as embodied by the genre icon Bob Marley. Even if you’ve never had the fortune to visit the Caribbean country, Marley’s influence can be ...
His hit single “2 Pretty” is a hot record in the streets of Jamaica and continues to gain momentum on the dancehall scene.
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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. June 1977: Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and guitarist Bob Marley (1945 - 1981) in London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reggae brings vivid images to mind. Stripes in red, gold, black and green. Sun-kissed palms lining shores of the Caribbean Sea.
The recent staging of Audience of One – The Worship Encounter, promoted by Cross Links in partnership with Jamaica Reggae ...
A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay," was the first popular song to use the word "reggae," effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. Today, the music ...
Bermuda is expecting a royal visit, but the monarch in question does not wear a crown. Jamaican dub mixer Lloyd “King Jammys” James is coming for a concert One Love Promotions is to hold in his honour ...
Jamaican dance hall reggae star Mark Anthony Myrie – popularly known as Buju Banton – has been released from a federal prison in Georgia. The federal Bureau of Prisons updated its inmate locator to ...
Much like the lovable Jamaican bobsled team that captivated the world during the 1988 Winter Olympics, the Reggae Girlz are poised to become the feel-good story of the upcoming Women’s World Cup, ...