APRIL 1973: With Catch a Fire, the band known then as simply The Wailers, created a bridge between the deep roots sound of Jamaica and the commercial rock music of the international market, ...

From blues and funk to gospel and reggae, you’re bound to find a concert that fits the bill on area stages this weekend. In addition to an assortment of free shows including the Dayton Funk Festival ...

Jamaican music has travelled a long way since Prince Buster, Millie Small, The Skatalites, and Desmond Dekker first entered the British Hit Parade in the early 1960s. Looking in the rear view mirror ...

Reggae music became popular in the late 1960s, when young people were excited about it and gravitated to the new sound. The artists were mainly grass-roots people who used their voices to articulate a ...

Reggae music, whose chill, lilting grooves found international fame thanks to artists like Bob Marley, on Thursday won a spot on the United Nations‘ list of global cultural treasures. UNESCO, the ...

Though he’s one of New Orleans’ most senior and recognizable Black Masking Indians, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux is quick to point out that he sings all sorts of music. His latest album makes that clear, ...

Reggae music has been around in various incarnations for several decades, originally arising out of the vibrant ska movement of Jamaica and permutating into several micro-genres including roots, dub, ...

Sugar Minott, a popular Jamaican singer whose joyful, lilting voice bridged four decades of transformation in reggae music, died Saturday in Kingston, the nation’s capital. He was 54. The cause has ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City’s annual Reggae Music and Jerk Festival is returning for a three day weekend full of fun, music, culture and good food. Hosted by a Kansas City, Missouri ...

APRIL 1973: With Catch a Fire, the band known then as simply The Wailers, created a bridge between the deep roots sound of ...