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 ...
Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Bounty Killer, Capleton, Popcaan and more. By Kyle Denis The myriad sounds of the West Indies have captivated the world for decades, from ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two months removed from his Billboard cover story, Vybz Kartel is effortlessly maintaining his comeback momentum. Of course, the ...
Reggae music has been around in various incarnations for several decades, originally arising out of the vibrant ska movement of Jamaica and permutating into several micro-genres including roots, dub, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vybz Kartel’s long-awaited return to the U.S. was nothing short of historic. The “Worl Boss,” who was recently released after ...
The Expanders take pains to duplicate the sounds of classic Jamaican music using old tube guitar amps, vintage organs, and Leslie speakers, but there’s some irony in doing so, according to rhythm ...
It's hard to believe that Ozomatli has been making albums for over 20 years. I remember meeting the members of the band at a music conference in Miami just as they were introducing their vision to the ...
The annual Ragga Muffins Festival hasn’t restored the “Bob Marley Day” that used to be part of its name, but for its 25th staging the reggae extravaganza has made a concerted move toward the classic ...