WEBVTT AND YOU’VE GOT QUITE THE MUSIC MASH-UP. ♪ STEP IN ON A MONDAY NIGHT AND YOU MIGHT THINK YOU ARE IN BELFAST. THE DAVID SQUARE PUB HOLDS A JAM SESSION THAT IS SURE TO GET YOUR TOES TAPPING. WE ...

On Jimmy Cliff’s last album, “Black Magic” in 2004, the legendary performer was inspired by sounds outside of his genre, through dance, electronica and punk. This time, punk comes to him, on his turf.

Reggae music and the island of Jamaica are inseparable, right? Lately, a crop of artists from places like Hawaii, California and Italy are proving that hit reggae can come from anywhere. In the ...

But this track is no “Party All the Time.” Unlike the smooth R&B-pop stylings of his previous three music releases (or the aforementioned 1985 dance-pop smash), “Red Light” is full-on, Bob ...

Songs of the summer should be crowned not in the giddiness of July but in the waning days of September, once the hot season has finished its business. A rearview perspective suggests that “Toast,” by ...

"If they say that Bob Marley is the king of reggae music, then Dennis Brown is the crown prince." That's high praise coming from the king's youngest son, Damian Marley, and it's one of the genre's ...

Flip through the local radio channels and it won’t be long until you hear a reggae song. The characteristic one drop drumming and offbeat-emphasized rhythm dominates popular music in the islands, and ...

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 ...

In 1997, writer, producer and performer Michael Goldwasser founded reggae collective Easy Star All-Stars, and has since then released half a dozen albums with names like “Dub Side of the Moon,” ...

The new crop of reggae artists aren't actually from from Jamaica, but they are wildly successful. Reggae music and the island of Jamaica are inseparable, right? Lately, a crop of artists from places ...