This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Nightlife in Kingston is a loud affair. Jamaicans invented the ...

Jamaican dancehall deejay Danny English has reportedly died from a diabetes-related illness. He was 54. The musician was best known for the 2002 hit “Party Time” alongside Egg Nog, which sampled the ...

Reading the Jamaica Gleaner this week, I fell upon an article announcing the fact that six of the 10 records in the Billboard Reggae chart are by non-Jamaicans. Nothing against Matisyahu, but given ...

In May, 2017, I attended Jive Zimbabwe’s online music sales event at the Jameson Hotel. This was hosted by The Jive Zimbabwe director, Benjamin Nyandoro who brought Soul Musaka aka Soul Jah Love. Jah ...

From experienced dancers to newbies, everyone is invited to an evening of rhythm, grooving and Dancing Under the Stars Reggae Dancehall & Reggaeton night! Beginning at 7:30 p.m., Jack London Square ...

Since the late nineteen-seventies, the streets of Jamaica’s capital city, Kingston, have been decorated with ad-hoc placards promising quick, transformative thrills. The signs—hand-painted on ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Magnum Tonic Wine concluded its Ultimate Dancehall Experience promotion with an authentic experience at Boom Sundays for the promotions winners. Held in Grants Pen, the event was an ...

In indie circles, there’s a rekindled interest in ska, rocksteady, dub and digi dancehall happening as well, primarily in California. Noisy lo-fi acts like Sun Araw and Peaking Lights dabble heavily.

In the first week of May, the American music industry commenced a semi-annual tradition: singling out a lone piece of Jamaican music and sending it up the charts. 2018’s lucky winner is “Walking ...

Reservoir Media has announced a new joint venture with Jamaican artist Cordel “Skatta” Burrell and reggae/dancehall publisher ...