Rasta Vibe Fest is scheduled for June 12-13 at Lock 3 in Downtown Akron.

Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in ...

As we immerse ourselves in the rich tapestry of February, two significant and harmonious celebrations unfold side-by-side — Black History Month and Reggae Month. Beyond the well-deserved spotlight on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. June 1977: Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and guitarist Bob Marley (1945 - 1981) in London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty ...

Reggae music nowadays seems as ubiquitous to the beaches of Southeast Asia and dorm rooms of Boston as it does to its Jamaican homeland. Now the genre that evolved in the 1960s has been added to the ...

Jamaican music has travelled a long way since Prince Buster, Millie Small, The Skatalites, and Desmond Dekker first entered the British Hit Parade in the early 1960s. Looking in the rear view mirror ...

Global Village kicks off the week with some reggae covers – including music from Toots & the Maytals (with the late, great ...

The year 2016 has been the best of times and the worst of times for lovers of reggae music. Consider this list a crib sheet to catch you up on everything you missed while tropical house flooded the… ...

At first glance, Iakopo doesn't look like what you'd expect for a typical reggae music artist: He's tall and white with dreadlocks. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Reggae has been added to a list of international cultural treasures which the United Nations has deemed worthy of protecting and promoting. The music, which grew out of Jamaica in the 1960s thanks to ...