Chronicling the rise of reggae, the musical phenomenon that brought Jamaican culture and Rastafari spirituality into the mainstream, has never been an easy task for a journalist. There is the sheer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. February is widely acknowledged as Black History Month, but did you know it is also Reggae Month? Every year since 1926, Black ...

On April 22, 1978 30,000 people filled Kingston’s National Stadium to see the One Love Peace concert. On the bill was singer Dennis Brown, pop-reggae sensation Inner Circle, the vocal trio The Mighty ...

Reggae didn't die with Bob Marley. Give Frederick "Toots" Hibbert five minutes onstage and you'll believe that. Hibbert, who will play the Houston International Festival on Sunday, performs with the ...

In the Bronx earlier this month, there was a celebration of reggae music and its impact on other cultures. “The Caribbean contribution to this city and to the United States and to the world is amazing ...

When UNESCO announced that “the reggae music of Jamaica” had been added to its list of cultural products considered worthy of recognition, it was a reflection on the fact that reggae, which grew from ...

Tracing the popularity and evolution of reggae in Hawaiʻi, from roots to the Jawaiian era. In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawaiʻi traces the popularity and evolution of reggae in the ...

It’s a Sunday afternoon at West End Johnnies in downtown Boston. A band is squeezed onto a little stage beneath a flat screen TV. Lead singer Errol Strength croons Bob Marley's "Is This Love" as he ...

Trinidad-raised Major Lazer member Jillionaire shares a special connection to David Rodigan, the English radio DJ often credited for bringing reggae and dancehall to mainstream listening in the U.K.

Reggae music, with its roots in Jamaica, has produced some of the most iconic musicians in the world. Known for its distinctive rhythm and conscious lyrics, reggae has touched the hearts and minds of ...

From July 31 to August 2, 2026, Reggae Land returned to Milton Keynes National Bowl for its biggest edition yet, bringing together more than 120 artists across seven stages. The three-day festival ...