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 ...

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 ...

Koffee, the 19-year-old wunderkind out of Jamaica's Spanish Town, became the first female artist ever to take home the Grammy for best reggae album at this year's recent awards show. Her Rapture is a ...

Reggae music pioneer Bob Marley died at the too-young age of 36 in 1981 from melanoma. But his music lives forever in the hearts of music fans, if sales are an indication. His 1984 "Legend" best-of ...

Linda Aïnouche is a freelance research anthropologist with an expertise in cultural heritage and intercultural relationships. Over a number of years, she has worked with organizations, universities, ...

(RNS) — Reggae music encapsulates the prophetic spirituality I looked to embody when I was an evangelical Christian but could never find. (RNS) — The last time I ran into God was at a reggae lounge in ...

BOB MARLEY: (Singing) One love... DEREK SCOTT: This is a very historic day. KELLY: That is Derek Scott. He's a spokesperson for the Jamaican Embassy here in D.C. SCOTT: For us as a little country to ...

The concept of "Africa rising" has long lacked significance, and the idea of an African renaissance often appears as a lofty slogan without practical manifestation. However, recent political events in ...