Jamaican entertainment industry insiders have rubbished claims by veteran music executive Murray Elias that dancehall and reggae acts cannot compete with Afrobeats due to inferior talent, production ...

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 ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI – Steel drum music resonated through the Loutit District Library in Grand Haven on Thursday, Aug. 15, as a local band kicked off Jamaican Day. Steel Doin’ It performed in the morning ...

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 ...

In a recent interview on the Drink Champs podcast with hosts N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN, Buju Banton, a Grammy Award-winning artiste, has expressed his profound disappointment at the “lack of respect and ...

"Due to Jamaica's exchange rate, it's become very challenging to find acts that will resonate with the Jamaican audience and overseas visitors; some artists' high prices are now out of reach for… By ...

Reggae singer and Jamaican national icon Cocoa Tea has died. He was 65. The singer, born Calvin George Scott, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Malvia Scott, the singer’s wife, ...

In the first week of May, the American music industry commenced a semi-annual tradition: singling out a lone piece of Jamaican music and sending it up the charts. 2018’s lucky winner is “Walking ...

Lee “Scratch” Perry, the eccentric, revolutionary Jamaican producer, songwriter and performer whose influence extended far beyond his historic role in the development of reggae music, died Sunday at a ...