Before reggae became a global phenomenon, record store owner Leroy Webb helped foster a home for the genre in Boston.

Jamaican music has long been the sound of revolution, so it's perhaps no surprise that political upheaval is what sparked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A few days later, Dezral made Lucian Carnival history with an unprecedented triple victory. “The Car,” his Jardel-assisted ...

Jamaica was a slave-operated plantation island for two centuries beginning in around the mid-1600s. The island then became a British colony until Jamaica gained its independence in the 1960s. Within ...

Yachts are proving to be the hottest venues for reggae-dancehall events in New York. “When the boat starts moving, we play soca music,” said CJ Milan, organizer of the recurring Reggae Fest, which ...

The musician’s latest album, “The Art of Acceptance,” features stars of the genre (Damian and Stephen Marley) and fresh updates on nostalgic sounds.

In 2011, Jamaican writer and activist Dutty Bookman coined the phrase “reggae revival” to describe artists like Protoje, Chronixx, Jah9, Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, and others who tended to favor ...