His hit single “2 Pretty” is a hot record in the streets of Jamaica and continues to gain momentum on the dancehall scene.

Jamaican dance hall reggae artist Mark Anthony Myrie -- popularly known as Buju Banton -- has been released from a federal prison in Georgia. Jamaican dance hall reggae artist Mark Anthony Myrie -- ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. June 1977: Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and guitarist Bob Marley (1945 - 1981) in London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty ...

In Jamaican music’s immediate family, there are reggae, dancehall, ska, rocksteady, dub and mento and Nyabinghi. Close cousins? That would be hip-hop, reggaeton, EDM and Afrobeats. Learn about all the ...

Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae star whose lead role in the 1972 cult-movie sensation “The Harder They Come” helped introduce the pulsating island dance beat to a global audience, has died. He was 81 ...

Before all the albums and millions of views and Grammy nominations, a young Jamaican woman named Shauna thought of how she wanted to introduce herself. “Shauna means pretty in Swahili,” she said. “I ...

DULUTH — Since its inception 17 years ago, the Bayfront Reggae and World Music Festival has grown from 660 attendees to 3,500 in 2022, tripling its overall budget and bringing in high-profile artists ...

ATLANTA - The Jamaica National Dance Theater Company is taking its 60th-anniversary tour to the Atlanta Symphony Hall. It will be the company’s first performance since 2005. The performers are happy ...

Pioneering Jamaican dancer, choreographer, educator and cultural icon Barbara Requa passed away on February 22, at the age of 90. As a founding member of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC), ...

Hands are the primary tools of most DJs. So when Scott Damnit‘s stopped working, things looked grim. “After my surgeries, my hands were about as useful as chicken cutlets,” says Damnit, the founder of ...

Bermuda is expecting a royal visit, but the monarch in question does not wear a crown. Jamaican dub mixer Lloyd “King Jammys” James is coming for a concert One Love Promotions is to hold in his honour ...

Bob Marley performed at the Smile Jamaica Concert two days after being shot, showing his commitment to peace and making one of the most powerful statements of his career. Marley’s 1977 album “Exodus” ...