A two-part celebration marking the 10th anniversary of Kingston’s designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Music is to be held this month, with the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport ...

Jamaican dancehall star Konshens is known for making raucous party tunes that encourage female fans to deploy their bodies like a weapon. But, behind turn-up anthems like “Bruk Off Yuh Back” and “Do ...

Dubs, riddims, Selectors, Toasters. Throughout the ’70s, one of the most exciting and foreign new sounds was literally miles from disco. Jamaica was vibrating with the new sound of the people. Fusing ...

South Florida is starving for reggae music. Given our proximity to Jamaica, reggae bands should find rich fields of West Indian immigrants within which to flourish. Aside from stumbling upon stacks of ...

A popular Newport music festival has announced it will go on ‘hiatus’ in 2026.

SENIOR Pastor Reverend Al Miller is calling on stakeholders in Jamaica’s reggae industry to reaffirm the genre’s ...

When Sean Paul released Dutty Rock in 2002, the album served to bring the growing popularity of dancehall to a global audience. The timing of its release was cosmic. Built on intoxicating riddims and ...