Head to the Alps and you’ll be surprised to hear Sizzla and Vybz Kartel punctuating the yodels. This is largely thanks to a local sound system crew, Soldia Sound, who’ve been bringing the champion ...

If the heatwave during the New York City Democratic mayoral primary election didn’t make it clear enough, summer has arrived. “As the next mayor of this city, I will be proud to stand up for Haitian ...

The opening of The Harder They Come at the Playhouse Theatre returns us with a bang to the moment reggae entered the world. There had been one-off ska hits from Jamaica before. But the 1972 Perry ...

The Jamaica Observer’s Entertainment Desk continues with the 18th of its biweekly feature looking at seminal moments that have helped shape Jamaica over the past 60 years. WHEN the sensational Sleng ...

Steeped in roots reggae vibes, laid-back Rastafarianism, and a Lowcountry perspective of African-American culture, Charleston’s long-running Da’ Gullah Rootz is something of a local musical treasure.

Whatever mood you're in, contemporary reggae has a tune for you. That's because Jamaican music is a study in contrasts: Songs veer from sacred to profane, sexy to spiritual, blisteringly aggressive to ...

What would dancehall reggae look like if it were G-rated — cleansed of all shout-outs to female anatomy, devoid of references to particular brands of ammunition, less invested in being hardcore than ...