Intro from KCRW DJ Tom Schnabel: Gregory Isaacs was one of reggae’s great love rockers. His song “Night Nurse” was a worldwide hit. When I was music director, KCRW had a weekly 4-hour reggae show that ...

It was 1973 in Berkeley when Roger Steffens, thumbing through Rolling Stone magazine, became aware of a percolating, distant island music movement called reggae. He sought the sound out in record bins ...

Jamaica’s beauty invades the veins and fills the soul. Jamaican culture is one of joy and serenity, from its luscious tropical landscape to the vivacious vibes reverberating from its people. The ...

Ever since 1978, UB40 has been a steady global music presence preaching the reggae-pop gospel. The United Kingdom natives marked the band’s 45th anniversary in 2023 and has further celebrated this ...

During summer in Los Angeles, lovers of reggae culture -- smitten by the sun and the sky -- have occasional flights of fancy: Turning to the ocean, humming a Jimmy Cliff tune, they imagine themselves ...

Since Bob Marley’s historic performance to mark Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980, reggae has had a presence in that southern African country. Recently, one of the music’s biggest fans, Robert Mugabe, ...

Head to the Alps and you’ll be surprised to hear Sizzla and Vybz Kartel punctuating the yodels. This is largely thanks to a local sound system crew, Soldia Sound, who’ve been bringing the champion ...

The inaugural Green Mountain Reggae Festival debuts September 6 through 8 at the Bradford Fairgrounds. With a stacked lineup of top reggae talent from Vermont and abroad, the fest features Easy Star ...

Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America Senior Research Analyst Gilead Ini on an American Jewish singer’s treatment in Spain. Photos: Getty Images Rototom Sunsplash is an annual ...