DancehallMag. The history of reggae is inseparable from the history of Jamaica itself. Emerging in the late 1960s, reggae ...

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 ...

One Night in Kingston doesn't yet have a release date. By Patricia Meschino Throughout his Grammy-winning career as a rapper, musician, songwriter and producer, much of Wyclef Jean’s recorded output ...

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 ...

KINGSTON (Reuters) - The main event at fight night in Kingston, a popular boxing showcase, was hours away, but the crowd at the National Stadium's indoor arena, from the young and hip to the elderly, ...

What's Actually the Difference? - DancehallMag. If you have ever used the terms reggae and dancehall interchangeably, you are ...

Music venues at the beach have a lot of major acts visiting in the days ahead — and some of these concerts will have free ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Jimmy Cliff performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald ...

Reggae music icon Jimmy Cliff, who's unique tone, lyricism and breakthrough role on the silver screen helped make the music of his native Jamaica part of popular culture across the globe, has died at ...