As the sun beat down, Luana Halili, 33, of North Bellmore, rocked steadily to the calypso beat of the reggae tune drifting through the hilly, open lawns of the Vanderbilt Museum. “It’s a beautiful day ...

Chris “DeRoc” DeBose, leader and lead singer of local reggae/world beat/funk band the Revealers, served 10 years in the Marine Corps. His tours of duty included a violent hitch in Beirut and a stint ...

Intro from KCRW DJ Tom Schnabel: Gregory Isaacs was one of reggae’s great love rockers. His song “Night Nurse” was a worldwide hit. When I was music director, KCRW had a weekly 4-hour reggae show that ...

I started as Music Director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic in July, 1979. The first show I put on was the Reggae Beat, which soon became the most popular weekend show at the station. Roger ...

Head to the Alps and you’ll be surprised to hear Sizzla and Vybz Kartel punctuating the yodels. This is largely thanks to a local sound system crew, Soldia Sound, who’ve been bringing the champion ...

It shouldn’t work… but it does! We deconstruct a classic groove When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Although identifying the original ...

In the late 1960s a new sound was stirring up Jamaica. With its heavy bass vibrations, the magnetic younger brother of Ska and Rocksteady was irresistible. Reggae would go on to become one of the most ...

Reggae music station Irie 98.3FM was back on air today after the station was shut down because of technical problems. The 24-hour station closed earlier this month to move its transmitter and antenna ...