It was only a matter of time before Soul Jazz got around to focusing on dancehall. Though the label has released great collections of Panamanian funk and free jazz obscurities and primeval New York ...

OVER-THE-EDGE dancehall fashions of the 1990s are long gone. However, occasionally, an artiste will earn a double take. Female deejay Spice is one such artiste known for her outrageous stage outfits. ...

In the cultural spaces from which dancehall music gets its name, women are usually the center of attention. The Jamaican genre’s digital rhythms are calibrated to inspire female bodies to wine, as the ...

Before the space on the main dancefloor is even fully cleared, the crowd presses up closely and in layers to claim good viewing spots. They spill over, filling up the wire-guarded catwalk that wraps ...

Roots, rock, reggae singer Prince Judah is embracing opportunities. He is set to release a genre-shift album, Inna Dancehall Style before Reggae Month wraps on February 28. “Inna Dancehall Style is ...

There are 2.8 million people in Jamaica. To put that in perspective, that’s less people than live in Kansas. And yet, Jamaican food, Jamaican culture, Jamaica beaches, Jamaican music, and, yes, ...

Stylist, photographer, and designer Savannah Baker traveled for two months between Kingston dances and rural Port Antonio, documenting the homegrown revival of dancehall's vivid style, honing in on ...

When the Windrush Generation first arrived on the shores of Great Britain on the HMS Empire Windrush in 1948, they brought with a music that wouldn’t just leave an imprint on British music culture, ...

One of our favourite albums of last year was the Soul Jazz Dancehall compilation, so we decided it was time to talk to author Beth Lesser who penned the excellent book that accompanies it. John Doran ...