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 ...

KINGSTON (Reuters) - The main event at fight night in Kingston, a popular boxing showcase, was hours away, but the crowd at the National Stadium's indoor arena, from the young and hip to the elderly, ...

Late last week, some of Jamaica’s most storied musicians — including former Wailers guitarist Earl “Chinna” Smith and DJ U Brown — were gathered at Anchor, a recording studio in Kingston. But their ...

In the 60 years since Jamaica achieved its independence from England, on Aug. 6, 1962, the tiny Caribbean nation has created some of the world’s most influential musical styles, including ska, rock ...

Les Johnson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

From racism and black resistance in Jamaica, to Vietnam, the Arab Spring and refugee crises, Jimmy Cliff used the sound of reggae to address social injustice around ...

Jimmy Cliff, the singer-songwriter who was a presence at the birth of modern Jamaican music and helped spread the influence of reggae around the world through his albums and starring role in the ...

Lead singer with the Jamaican “family reggae band” Morgan Heritage, Peter (“Peetah”) Morgan, passed away on February 25. Although the Morgan family did not disclose the cause of death, a close ...

HURRICANE Melissa left several communities across Jamaica facing widespread damage, including Negril, the beloved home of the Reggae Marathon for nearly a quarter of a century. As Jamaica rebuilds, ...