Jamaican music has long been the sound of revolution, so it's perhaps no surprise that political upheaval is what sparked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A few days later, Dezral made Lucian Carnival history with an unprecedented triple victory. “The Car,” his Jardel-assisted ...

The musician’s latest album, “The Art of Acceptance,” features stars of the genre (Damian and Stephen Marley) and fresh updates on nostalgic sounds.

Yachts are proving to be the hottest venues for reggae-dancehall events in New York. “When the boat starts moving, we play soca music,” said CJ Milan, organizer of the recurring Reggae Fest, which ...

Canada-based reggae artiste Akustix spends a third week at #1 on the Reggae North Canadian Top 20 Reggae chart with I’ll Be ...

Jamaica was a slave-operated plantation island for two centuries beginning in around the mid-1600s. The island then became a British colony until Jamaica gained its independence in the 1960s. Within ...

In 2011, Jamaican writer and activist Dutty Bookman coined the phrase “reggae revival” to describe artists like Protoje, Chronixx, Jah9, Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, and others who tended to favor ...

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa in 2025, Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise returns to Jamaica with renewed purpose. Reconnecting with the source, the experience celebrates Jamaican music and culture ...

Hip-hop has had a strong connection to reggae music since the days of DJ Kool Herc’s summer house parties in the early 1970s. Hip-hop’s foundation was built on elements of the Jamaican sound system ...