I honestly couldn’t tell you how many reggae and dancehall mixtapes I listened to during my childhood years. The burned CDs—with their sometimes glitchy skips, boisterous sound effects between ...

There are few more important Jamaican singers than Gregory Isaacs. He was the passionate hustler with a tender heart, and as his confidence and skill grew, he addressed social issues and represented ...

South Florida is starving for reggae music. Given our proximity to Jamaica, reggae bands should find rich fields of West Indian immigrants within which to flourish. Aside from stumbling upon stacks of ...

Seven years after it went underground, a beloved Columbus record shop with over 20 years of history is once again open for weekly business, complete with a new name and storefront. Rich St. Records, ...

Willie Nelson stood on the bottom step of the door of his bus, Honeysuckle Rose. He turned around, waved an arm and said, “C’mon, Tom, I’ve got something for you.” ...

In his latest song, “VA Loves Reggae,” local songwriter Tuff Lion traces the roots of his music back through the generations and the centuries. “This song touched down with the Rastaman vibration, ...

On the surface, reggae seems as relaxing as a cool drink on a hot summer day. But if you listen closely, you'll find there's more to it than that, says Roots Almighty frontman Jesus Martinez. "At ...

Jah Shaka, the London roots reggae legend whose soundsystem influenced generations of artists, producers, and DJs, died on Wednesday, April 12, his management has confirmed. A cause of death was not ...

Flip through the local radio channels and it won’t be long until you hear a reggae song. The characteristic one drop drumming and offbeat-emphasized rhythm dominates popular music in the islands, and ...

Last summer the New York Times reported that Grammy-nominated reggae star Chronixx told a crowd during one of his electric performances: “This is the beautiful sound of reggae music from the island of ...

It’s hard to believe, but as recently as a few years ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find venues in Kingston where you could hear live roots reggae. That’s all changed, due to an undeniable ...