Ever since Kool Herc brought Jamaican sound system culture to the Bronx and birthed a billion-dollar industry called hip-hop, dancehall reggae has been the ghost in the American urban music machine.

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 ...

Charisma's debut album The Motions is a diverse collection of styles and moods, from sensual ballads to rumba-influenced dance songs. Music fans first got to hear of this singer, songwriter in 2018 as ...

ASPEN The neighborhood in the English city of Birmingham where Robin Campbell grew up was heavy with all kinds of immigrants: Irish, Scots, Jamaicans, Africans and others. The predominant sound, ...

Like any other veteran of Jamaica’s dance halls, singer Shaggy knows the challenging legacy of Bob Marley. The late reggae icon shone so brightly that his music still dominates and defines the genre ...

For more than a year, Rihanna and her label Roc Nation have been hunting for beats as they work to complete an album devoted to exploring the singer’s Caribbean roots, according to conversations ...

Imagine that a nightclub accidentally booked two wildly different acts — one reggae, one country — for the same night, and instead of one backing out, the bands decided to jam together. That's ...

Although identifying the original composer of the one drop rhythm is a controversial matter, this most recognisable and genre-specific of beats was undoubtedly brought to mainstream attention by the ...