The singer, born in the village of Rocky Point, Jamaica, was known for a romantic voice that shaped and shifted with ...

In 1959, an unfortunate event befell Chris Blackwell, but it inadvertently led to the creation of Island Records and the ...

Tarrus Riley is reggae music, through and through. The Jamaican jammer is filling the air with new music thanks to Sean Paul, ...

Cocoa Tea, a celebrated reggae singer and songwriter, has died. He was 65. "I extend condolences to the family, friends, and supporters of Calvin George Scott, affectionately known as Cocoa Tea," ...

Scott, 32, from Rumney in Cardiff said she was ecstatic to have the first Welsh language number one on the iTunes Reggae ...

Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew ... He burst into Jamaica’s music scene in the mid-‘80s before finding international success as a reggae artist in the ’90s, according to The Independent.

and that sound system music was part of a deep part of the ghetto sound. Culturally, it’s the soundtrack to almost every inner-city person’s life in Jamaica. SHAGGY: The reggae community and the ...

ICONIC Jamaican singer-songwriter Cocoa Tea ... having performed at almost every Reggae Sunsplash event - a major reggae music festival held annually in Jamaica from 1978 to 1996.

Chaired by Orville “Shaggy” Burrell, alongside Judith Bodley and Sharon Burke, the Island Music Conference (IMC) isn’t just a meeting of minds—it’s a movement. From its inception, the goal has been ...

From jungle/drum ’n’ bass to garage, grime and dubstep, the spirit of Jamaican soundsystems is unmistakable and, just like reggae music itself, has translated to communities and cultures all over the ...