The Kingston, Jamaica native's music speaks to his life journey, while prioritizing messages over melody and rhyme schemes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drummer Sly Dunbar, who, along with his partner, bassist Robbie Shakespeare, formed a rhythm section and production team that ...

Reggae music pioneer Bob Marley died at the too-young age of 36 in 1981 from melanoma. But his music lives forever in the hearts of music fans, if sales are an indication. His 1984 "Legend" best-of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Before reggae became a global phenomenon, record store owner Leroy Webb helped foster a home for the genre in Boston.

Reggae icons Buju Banton and Stephen Marley are joining forces for the first time on a full‑scale U.S. tour, bringing their newly announced “Roots and Rhymes” U.S. summer 2026 tour to Upstate New York ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A festival featuring performances by globally recognized headliners alongside regional and local artists, as well as food vendors and craft vendors, will return to Bethlehem this ...