Reading the Jamaica Gleaner this week, I fell upon an article announcing the fact that six of the 10 records in the Billboard Reggae chart are by non-Jamaicans. Nothing against Matisyahu, but given ...

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Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Soul-Rebel Marley and JayBlem. By Kyle Denis If the heatwave during the New York City Democratic mayoral primary election didn’t make it ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Anika Berry, Chippa Don and more. By Kyle Denis We’re whipping through the Carnival calendar, and the music just keeps on coming. April ...

Dancehall is a Jamaican genre of music with deep roots in reggae. Sean Paul, one of the world's most popular dancehall artists, breaks down some of his favorite tracks to ever come out of the genre.

2019 not only marks the end of a decade, but also the label’s 40-year commitment to bringing Jamaican music to the world. We caught up with Randy Chin ...

In our series of letters from African journalists, Mark Wilberforce looks at how Ghana's rich musical scene has strong Jamaican links. Afrobeats may be the dominant sound right now in Ghana, as in ...

DANCEHALL music and culture is alive and well on the South American mainland. Trass Passa, a recent conference in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, explored the influence of Jamaican dancehall music and ...

Ghanaian Reggae/ Dancehall musician, Ras Kuuku, has shared his opinion on the current state of Reggae music in Ghana. Contrary to popular beliefs, he maintains that Reggae music is “not dead”. Ras ...

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 ...