KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Rastafarian group spent months making the weapons of a cultural crusade--1,200 brooms to symbolically whisk the sex and violence of American gangsta rap out of the pure “One Love ...

A new generation wants to dominate Jamaica's music scene with a fresh take on an old-school sound. NPR's Baz Dreisinger looks further into the... Jamaica's Hottest New-School Reggae Artists Return To ...

Throughout his Grammy-winning career as a rapper, musician, songwriter and producer, much of Wyclef Jean’s recorded output highlights Jamaican music culture’s vast influence. There’s the Fugees ...

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, ...

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 ...

Jamaican-born reggae artiste Steele walked away with the Male Vocalist of the Year title at last night's staging of the 2nd ...

Bob Marley performed at the Smile Jamaica Concert two days after being shot, showing his commitment to peace and making one of the most powerful statements of his career. Marley’s 1977 album “Exodus” ...

Seattle’s longest running reggae band, Dub Lounge International, headed by vocalist Naphtali Rashid, will perform two shows ...

Known as “Peetah,” he and other children of the singer Denroy Morgan formed the group Morgan Heritage in the 1990s. By Mike Ives Selections from the Weekend section, including a review of the biopic ...

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