In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by A!MS, Ding Dong and Collie Buddz. By Kyle Denis After several false starts, summer finally seems to have settled in. That means music ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by F.S., Jah Vinci, Christopher Martin and more. By Kyle Denis After weathering two globe-traversing clashes in January, dancehall spent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the first days of spring finally gracing New York City, the summer is just a few breaths away — which means dancehall riddims ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “We all know that it wasn’t a mistake — BET already contacted us to license the track for TV rights,” Bost stressed in a statement ...

Recording artiste Sativa D Black 1 is using his latest single, Same Song, to reaffirm the enduring power of conscious reggae ...

The worldwide demand for reggae music enhanced the material well-being of the artiste who had international appeal and could perform in festivals in Europe and concerts in North America and other ...

Reading the Jamaica Gleaner this week, I fell upon an article announcing the fact that six of the 10 records in the Billboard Reggae chart are by non-Jamaicans. Nothing against Matisyahu, but given ...

On Saturday, November 30, 2024, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn will transform into a dancehall paradise as the Reggae Love Fest takes the stage with a star-studded lineup. Legendary reggae icons ...

Reggae and dancehall were among the dominant musical genres in Nigeria at the turn of the century. But right now, afrobeat has effectively taken over the music industry. Because of how popular ...

Simply sign up to the Film myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. On August 6 1962, Jamaica declared independence from colonial Britain. The new flag had a St Andrew’s cross designed in gold ...

VP Records is the largest distributor of reggae music, and Warner Music Nashville is a preeminent country label. What could the two have in common? This month, a joint album — Reggae's Gone Country.