At a time when most Americans have been exposed to a more pop-influenced style of reggae music, it’s important to remind newer reggae fans about the genre’s roots. Imagine an underground movement ...

If you travel through Africa and speak with musicians, you'll encounter various accounts of reggae's African origins. Perhaps only hip-hop boasts more claims of primal ownership on the continent.

Live bands. Soulful music. Substantive lyrics. I could be describing the Jamaican music scene circa 1976, the heyday of Bob Marley. But I'm talking about a sound that dominated at this year's Reggae ...

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 ...

It would be hard for a pop fan of almost any listening preference in this country not to have been touched, in some way, by Jamaica’s irresistible rhythms. Everyone from second-generation West Indian ...

"Reggae isn’t just for the beach. It's hard hitting lyrics, flows, patterns, beats, storytelling." Hailed as the front-runner of reggae's musics Roots' second coming (REVIVAL?), Protoje is Jamaica's ...