For decades, reggae and other styles of Jamaican music have infiltrated popular music worldwide. It’s in the DNA of everything from hip hop to punk to electronic music to reggaeton to Afrobeats and ...
Jah Shaka, the London roots reggae legend whose soundsystem influenced generations of artists, producers, and DJs, died on Wednesday, April 12, his management has confirmed. A cause of death was not ...
Since 1993, Putumayo’s anthologies have typically dished up genre-samplers from a global menu of possibilities, whether tango or Latin jazz. Spanning the Caribbean to South America, Spain and beyond, ...
With a new album on the market, Prezident Brown is promoting it the old school way. He hit the road in June for shows on the United States West Coast and the Pacific Northwest, fertile ground for the ...
Reggae artist Mishka returned home to Bermuda to spend Christmas with his family after a three-year absence from the Island of his birth. During his visit, the musician, who has five No 1 Billboard ...
Considered a veteran of the local dub and reggae scene, DJ Robert Rankin’ has been educating crowds about tunes, riddims, and basslines for over 30 years, whether it’s on the airwaves of various radio ...
DubSounds returns with another night dedicated to the essence of roots reggae and heavyweight sound system culture. This session features Afrocat, hailing from South London, bringing over 25 years of ...
UK hip-hop star gives over his catalog to dub producer Wrongtom for a radical makeover. Save this story Save this story American pop's relationship with Jamaican music has always been superficial.