Listeners with an appetite for sunny bursts of rock, reggae, and hints of jazz and blues will want to head to Velvet Jones on Friday, April 20 (aka 4/20), when the venue will offer up a night of music ...

Glen Washington was still in his teens when he wrote his first song, “Suzie,” for a singing competition in his native Jamaica. He delivered the wistful love song in a lilting vocal that touches on his ...

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Whatever mood you're in, contemporary reggae has a tune for you. That's because Jamaican music is a study in contrasts: Songs veer from sacred to profane, sexy to spiritual, blisteringly aggressive to ...

The man who produced one of the biggest hits in reggae history is set to perform in New Zealand for the first time, writes Jeff Neems. AS per usual, the phone line to Jamaica is not the best. There's ...

Who doesn’t love a little bit of reggae to end the summer? Although the music’s Caribbean roots don’t always translate to great tunes when Americanized (or Canadianized, thanks Magic! and Snow) by ...

Get ready to feel irie this Saturday with the return of Tunes & Tacos, which will be held at Central Park at Mill Creek. The 18-and-over event has a "reggae in the park" theme reinforced by headliner ...

The band’s name may suggest guys in beach wear singing breezy tunes about summer nights, cocktails and boats. While the Gulf Coast-based quintet’s sound is rooted in Trop Rock – Jimmy Buffett is the ...

Peace, love and harmony will be flowing all day on Saturday (July 23) at the Lewis & Clark Landing, 515 N. Riverfront Drive, for the 3rd Annual Omaha Reggae & World Music Festival, which celebrates ...

Walk through any mall, and you’ll see stores filled with racks of clothes in the red, green and gold of Jamaica. Stroll through any college campus, and you may hear the sounds of Bob Marley’s “Legend” ...