LONG before 2-Tone, Britain's reggae-loving youth were grooving at blues parties to roots reggae, pumped out of huge speakers, with a bassline that could loosen your fillings. This is the unique ...

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 ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- The classic roots reggae of The Meditations is nearly four decades old, but it's still relevant, Ansel Cridland feels. Cridland -- also known as Ansel Meditation -- will bring the ...

Reggae's no different from other struggling genres: Promoters need to invoke the name of a legend, in this case Bob Marley, to attract a good-sized crowd. On a busman's holiday from their own solo ...

A son of the Northern California wine country, Brandon Rootz feels just at home in Kingston’s grittiest communities, which have helped nurture his roots-reggae sound. That sound can be heard on ...