The standard and sound of reggae music have definitely changed over the past 10 years, says Wayne "Unga Barunga" Thompson, well-known producer and one half of the drum-and-bass duo, Notis Heavyweight ...
Formerly Jephter McClymount, an upholsterer from Manchester parish, Jamaica, Luciano became reggae’s Anointed One, after his 1995 prayerful hit, “It’s Me Again Jah,” filled a void in the Rastafarian ...
If there is ever a Reggae Hall of Fame, Hiroko Okuda at Casio Computer Co. would be a fitting nominee for a monumental contribution she unknowingly made to the popular Jamaican musical genre. Casio ...
Gosford is set to light up with conscious rhythms, island soul and reggae fire as Afronesian Roots & Soul presents Rise Up ...
It has to be tough to be one of Bob Marley’s sons: You are forever living in the shadow of one of the greatest artists of all time. However, Ky-mani Marley has a special spirit. He seems to be a man ...
Protoje is in his head. One of modern reggae’s most important figure is in a contemplative, almost melancholy mood on his latest album, Third Time’s the Charm. Gone are the aspirational anthems and ...
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Jimmy Cliff in The Harder They Come: he was given the lead role after entrancing the film’s director Perry Henzell with his mixture of arrogance, optimism and defiance - Everett Collection Inc/Alamy ...
Downtown Topeka was feeling irie Saturday night. The 2018 Sunshine Reggae Roots Festival featured a lineup full of big names including Josh Heinrichs and SkillinJah. Organizers said they had already ...