All the way from Kingston, Jamaica is one of the only self-contained groups within contemporary Jamaican music, rock reggae band Raging Fyah. The five-piece band - honored by Jamaica’s Minister of ...

In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...

February marks National Reggae Month — a time to celebrate the rich anthology of Jamaican music and honor the birthdays of late icons Dennis Brown and Bob Marley. The festival will include dancers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unity the Band, led by founder and lead singer Pita "Kai" Kotobalavu, performs during a picture-perfect summer evening in June at ...

Last year, about 4,000 people came to the Jamaica Emancipendence Ole Time Fair in Miramar to celebrate and enjoy the food and musical performances. This year, the fair returns on Saturday, Aug. 3, ...

In Jamaican music’s immediate family, there are reggae, dancehall, ska, rocksteady, dub and mento and Nyabinghi. Close cousins? That would be hip-hop, reggaeton, EDM and Afrobeats. Learn about all the ...

Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae star whose lead role in the 1972 cult-movie sensation “The Harder They Come” helped introduce the pulsating island dance beat to a global audience, has died. He was 81 ...

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 ...

Reggae Month 2026 is officially underway, marking the 17th anniversary of the declaration of February as Reggae Month in Jamaica. Under the national theme “Rhythms of Resilience,” the capital comes ...

Reggae music icon Jimmy Cliff, who’s unique tone, lyricism and breakthrough role on the silver screen helped make the music of his native Jamaica part of popular culture across the globe, has died at ...