Having originated within a cultural space home to marginalised groups, mainly in Western Kingston, the Reggae Music of Jamaica is an amalgam of musical influences, including earlier Jamaican forms as ...
Carlos Malcolm may not be a household name, but it should be. Without this now 90-year-old innovator of Jamaican music—this ...
Reggae Genealogy kicks off Reggae Month activities in South Florida, home to one of the largest Jamaican communities in the ...
A live music festival in Broward County will celebrate Jamaican music’s rich legacy, its impact on various genres around the ...
Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in Trinidad, the sound of Mento can be traced back to the convergent ...
Shatta Wale has released the music video for 'African Mandiba,' a tribute to Vybz Kartel. The video features clips from his performance at 'Freedom Street' concert.