WEBVTT AND YOU’VE GOT QUITE THE MUSIC MASH-UP. ♪ STEP IN ON A MONDAY NIGHT AND YOU MIGHT THINK YOU ARE IN BELFAST. THE DAVID SQUARE PUB HOLDS A JAM SESSION THAT IS SURE TO GET YOUR TOES TAPPING. WE ...
Whatever mood you're in, contemporary reggae has a tune for you. That's because Jamaican music is a study in contrasts: Songs veer from sacred to profane, sexy to spiritual, blisteringly aggressive to ...
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 ...
Walk through any mall, and you’ll see stores filled with racks of clothes in the red, green and gold of Jamaica. Stroll through any college campus, and you may hear the sounds of Bob Marley’s “Legend” ...
Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by A!MS, Ding Dong and Collie Buddz. By Kyle Denis After several false starts, summer finally seems to have settled in. That means music ...
More than a few classic rockers have poured the flavors of Jamaica into their music – which means there were plenty of tracks to pick from to create the Top 10 Reggae Rock Songs. With the growing ...
Steve McQueen‘s Small Axe, a series of five films about the West Indian experience in the UK in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, is currently airing on Amazon/BBC. The second Small Axe film, Lovers Rock, just ...
Even in death, Ras Kimono lives on as his legacies are sustained through his music. Here are 10 essential records from the late icon. From the late 80s, when Ras Kimono gained prominence with the ...
Dolly Parton is one of the most recognizable artists on the planet, and her influence spans well beyond country music. Singers in all genres have covered her work, and now one of her hit songs is ...
Multiple Grammy-nominated reggae musician, Rocky Dawuni, has expressed concern that Ghanaian radio stations are keeping reggae music stuck in the past by continually recycling songs that are over a ...