Opinion, reviews, interviews, staff lists, rankings, and other long talking about Reggae and Dancehall music and culture.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has not one but two albums dropping this year, and he has been busy promoting the first one out the gate, Live N Livin.
The recent death of Bunny Wailer, the last surviving founding member of the Wailers has seen outpourings of grief and appreciation all over the world.
Out of many classics born in Dancehall’s heyday, Chaka Demus & Pliers’ lovers rock anthem Bam Bam is one for the ages.
The Reggae and Dancehall world has dished out some brand new tracks to update your playlist this week.
Sitting with Cham in his Miami studio, he no longer goes by Baby Cham he explains.
Just when many Jamaicans were giving up on Rastafarian artists for being eerily silent about the important issues plaguing the island’s society, Chronixx has responded forcefully, sparing neither government nor church in his new social commentary, Safe N Sound.
Runkus has proven himself as one of the most talented and dedicated artists of his generation.
Grammy Award-winning Dancehall deejay Sean Paul is back with an exciting excursion on his latest album, Live N Livin.
With no live shows or tours to be staged amid protracted lockdowns, Jamaican artists have gone fully into writing and production mode with over two dozen albums expected to be released in 2021 by some of the island’s biggest names.
British reggae vocalist Maxi Priest has relocated to Jamaica for the last couple of months and he has used the hiatus to make a lot of new music, a new album called United State of Mind, to shoot music videos and an upcoming Netflix documentary.
We caught up with Yaksta at Vigilanti Entertainment Studios for the scoop on his meteoric rise to prominence.
If Skip Marley had his way, world leaders would wise up overnight and Toots and the Maytals will win this year’s Reggae Grammy.
Director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Dr.
Michael Jackson’s Earth Song is the tune that inspired Jamaican reggae artist Augustus Rasta to write his single Cry Help.
In a slew of new music releases this week, we’ve sifted through to find the top picks to update your Dancehall playlist.
Jamaica began rolling out its COVID-19 vaccination program on Wednesday (March 10) and there has been an indisputable increase in the number of people who say they are ready to get the jab.
Downsound Records (DSR) recently dropped its Storm Trooper Riddim, the label’s first riddim project in five years.
Who should play Bob Marley? Forty years after his tragic passing, the adaptation of his life story is finally forging ahead.
Head of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Dr.
Director of the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah, has called for the relevant authorities to move with alacrity to establish a proper Museum of Jamaican Music in Kingston, even if it means turning to crowd-funding to accomplish the milestone, to elevate the current museum from the small space it occupies at the Institute of Jamaica.