This year’s Grammys have a chance to make history, albeit in a way that might get missed by most TV viewers watching music’s biggest night at home. For the first time in its 39-year existence, the ...

A new reissue marks the 40th anniversary of “Under Me Sleng Teng,” considered one of dancehall’s first digital songs and, with over 500 versions, among the most recycled. By Patricia Meschino In 1984, ...

International Reggae Day is celebrated on July 1 every year. Here’s how reggae was born in Jamaica, why the day was created and how the genre transformed global music.

Sunaina Keonaona Kale grew up in California, loving Hawaiian music. Years before she earned her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara, Kale convinced her mom to buy her the complete ...

Reggae music has a way of pulling people in with its laid-back rhythm, meaningful lyrics, and enduring energy. From legendary solo performers to iconic reggae bands, the genre has shaped music culture ...

Neil Diamond's somber country ballad about liquid solace flopped in the '60s, but you'll definitely recognize a British ...

Music is one of the best windows into a culture—and nowhere is that more evident than Jamaica. The Caribbean country is known for its sound above all else, having gifted the globe with six genres of ...

Jamaica is one of the epicenters of music and culture. With more artists emerging on the scene, it’s important to note the names of the Jamaican music producers who have pushed artists into newer, and ...

Reggae Vibes Music has re-released Jamaica Holiday, the uplifting reggae single performed by Turbulence, with a renewed mission to position the song as the modern soundtrack celebrating Jamaica, its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jimmy Cliff in The Harder They Come: he was given the lead role after entrancing the film's director Perry Henzell with his ...

Jamaican reggae singer Fantan Mojah, best known for "Hungry" and "Rasta Got Soul," has died at 49 after reported ...

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the eccentric, revolutionary Jamaican producer, songwriter and performer whose influence extended far beyond his historic role in the development of reggae music, died Sunday at a ...