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 ...

To create a safe and positive entertainment that will help reach the unreached for Christ, Gospel Reggae artiste Righteousman recently stormed Ikeja Computer Village with messages of salvation through ...

Jimmy Cliff, who died at the age of 81, represented an era when Jamaican music went from ska and rocksteady to the international ambitions of reggae.

In Jamaican music’s immediate family, there are reggae, dancehall, ska, rocksteady, dub and mento and Nyabinghi. Close cousins? That would be hip-hop, reggaeton, EDM and Afrobeats. Learn about all the ...

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 ...

As we immerse ourselves in the rich tapestry of February, two significant and harmonious celebrations unfold side-by-side — Black History Month and Reggae Month. Beyond the well-deserved spotlight on ...

Jimmy Cliff, who famously sang about the "many rivers" we all must cross, has died after suffering a seizure and pneumonia, his family say.

Jimmy Cliff, the iconic reggae star who helped transform the island's rhythmic music into a global cultural phenomenon, has died, his wife said Monday. He was 81. The family announced the death in a ...

AFA copy 39088019752104 gift from Janet Stanley. Contents Roots -- Reggae, Rastafarianism and Cultural Identity / Verena Reckord -- from "Reggae, Rastafarians and Revolution: Rock Music in the Third ...

Jimmy Cliff, the reggae music icon and actor known for his lead role in the 1972 Jamaican crime/drama film The Harder They Come, has died from a seizure and pneumonia, according to his family. He was ...