Forty-three years after his death, the seats were packed for the Jamaican Association of Bermuda’s showing of Bob Marley: One Love. The audience transformed Specialty Cinema into a sea of reggae’s ...
What's worse than a bad movie? If you ask linguist Joseph Farquharson, he might say a movie that makes a caricature of the distinct patois of Jamaican accents. When asked to be an advisor on the new ...
The movie "Bob Marley: One Love" depicting the life of global reggae icon Bob Marley debuted on Feb. 14. Judy Malcolm's initial idea was to go to the theater with her cousin and snap a picture, but it ...
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 ...
It’s not very often the Gem City of the Plains will have a little taste of a unique and colorful culture from a Caribbean island nation. The communities of Laramie and surrounding area will have that ...
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 ...
Over the last year, Caribbean music has made a return to mainstream U.S. radio in a way that hasn’t been seen since the mid-2000s. Though loyal fans of dancehall, reggae, and soca will assure you that ...
The Jamaican Association of Maryland (JAM) recently celebrated the Caribbean nation’s 61st year of independence. Members of the Jamaican diaspora, friends and family gathered on Aug. 19 for the 2023 ...