From inventive dishes by regional chefs to dancing under the Kingston night sky, the festival delivered an unforgettable ...

Rich Hardesty, along with his friends from the band HyRyder, is planning a unique music festival in Negril, Jamaica, called “Jamaican Daydream.” Scheduled for January 25-29, this event will bring ...

In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...

February marks National Reggae Month — a time to celebrate the rich anthology of Jamaican music and honor the birthdays of late icons Dennis Brown and Bob Marley. The festival will include dancers ...

Travelers to Jamaica will find an array of music and cultural events taking place across the island this summer, highlighted by the 31st year of the Reggae Sumfest concert series. The island’s music, ...

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 ...

“I would really like for the artists to come in and make connections and understand the game and not get fucked like the old ones did,” said Shaggy of the third annual confab. By Janeé Bolden Artists, ...

Carlos Malcolm may not be a household name, but it should be. Without this now 90-year-old innovator of Jamaican music—this composer, this trombonist, this conductor, this arranger, this director—we ...

Jamaica’s Canadian diaspora has raised more than CAD$3 million to support recovery after Hurricane Melissa. Through benefit concerts, online campaigns, and community drives, funds will support ...

Mention Jamaican music to most Americans and the pop sounds of reggae usually come to mind. But there’s much more—the wonderfully rich harmonies of choral music, hundreds of rarely heard sacred songs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Famous reggae rhythm section and producing team Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. (Credit: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty ...