No small country has packed a musical punch like Jamaica has. From Bob Marley to Buju Banton, here are its standout records ...
For decades, reggae and other styles of Jamaican music have infiltrated popular music worldwide. It’s in the DNA of everything from hip hop to punk to electronic music to reggaeton to Afrobeats and ...
With jazzy orchestra sounds, folkloric Afro-Boricua percussion, and political lyrics united over a ubiquitous dembow riddim, Tego Calderón’s album El Abayarde embodies the soul of reggaeton. Twenty ...
Bad Bunny has yet to release a song that wasn’t a hit, which might be why people can’t agree on which tracks belong at the top. The Puerto Rican reggaeton artist’s unique sound blends genres, often ...
Vega, known more for corridos and penning songs for Peso Pluma and Tito Double P, has also collaborated with Natanael Cano, Gabito Ballesteros, Luis R Conriquez and other regional Mexican greats, with ...
A federal judge has denied the motion to dismiss a massive copyright lawsuit targeting over a 1,000 reggaeton songs from such globally recognized acts as Bad Bunny and J Balvin. The allegations claim ...
Little-known artists have long bragged that they’re “big in Japan,” but a Spanish-language musical juggernaut is sweeping a much bigger market across the East China Sea. With its Latin beats and ...
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From Jimmy Cliff to Boney M, the 1970s was a decade dominated by the infectious reggae rhythms of Jamaica, and Bob Marley always stood out among the scene.