The past two years have been tough ones for fans of classic reggae. Pioneers Bunny Wailer, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Toots Hibbert, and U-Roy all passed away, leaving few actively performing artists from ...

That reggae has become an international force is one of the more unlikely musical happenings of the last half-century.The music came not only from the tiny, Third World island of Jamaica, whose ...

If Bob Marley is the "King of Reggae," then next in that royal lineage is Winston Rodney -- known internationally as Burning Spear. Marley and Rodney met as young musicians in the late 1960s, and ...

At 78, Burning Spear is still performing. Fans turned out to see him live in Spain at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in June and the Rototom Sunsplash in August. Only days before Rototom he ...

Burning Spear is one of reggae’s most iconic figures. Still going strong after a career that has lasted over 45 years, he remains one of the most revered and consistent of reggae’s recording and ...

Burning Spear, the legendary Jamaican roots-reggae, singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician, and one of the most influential and long-standing roots artists, will perform live at the TD Pavilion at ...

Burning Spear is comfortable with the title of “legend” that is universally bestowed upon him. “When people see a legend, they call it a legend. But to be a legend it’s a lot of hard work and patience ...

In 1969, upstart reggae singer Bob Marley introduced a friend from his hometown to one of Jamaica's top record producers. The friend's name was Winston Rodney, but the world would soon know him as ...

A free concert by an international reggae star, a beer garden and food trucks will liven up the area outside the Old State House on Main Street Thursday evening, and the party continues every Thursday ...

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