More than 50 years after its release, The Harder They Come is still being recognized as one of the most important ...

The Kingston, Jamaica native's music speaks to his life journey, while prioritizing messages over melody and rhyme schemes ...

Jamaican music has travelled a long way since Prince Buster, Millie Small, The Skatalites, and Desmond Dekker first entered the British Hit Parade in the early 1960s. Looking in the rear view mirror ...

He’s also widely recognized as one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

Sunaina Keonaona Kale grew up in California, loving Hawaiian music. Years before she earned her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara, Kale convinced her mom to buy her the complete ...

The great James Chambers aka Jimmy Cliff performing in 2012. Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Next time you turn on the reggae station, take a moment to appreciate that you’re now listening to a piece of ...

Today, Campbell is known worldwide as the unmistakable voice behind UB40, the British reggae band that helped bring the genre ...

In honour of Mother's Day, Observer Online is saluting several women who played important roles in the reggae movement.

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 ...

As we immerse ourselves in the rich tapestry of February, two significant and harmonious celebrations unfold side-by-side — Black History Month and Reggae Month. Beyond the well-deserved spotlight on ...