KINGSTON (Reuters) -Garth Dennis, a musician who helped pioneer an electronic and echo-driven style of reggae in the 1980s as a leader of the band Black Uhuru, has died, Jamaica's culture ministry ...

Vivian Jones, a pioneer of British lovers rock reggae, died on October 27 at age 68. His death was confirmed through postings on social media and the German website, reggaeville.com. The Trelawny-born ...

“Reggae is only what you hear and think is reggae,” Peter Tosh pronounces at the beginning of Heartland Reggae (1980)—and a lot of what sounds like just that is playing at BAMcinématek during the long ...

Wed, Oct 29, 2025 Reggae legend Vivian Jones, who was a pioneer of the music genre, has died at the age of 68. The news was ...

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The reggae community is mourning the loss of an icon. Calvin George Scott — better known as Cocoa Tea” — has died at the age of 65. The Jamaica Gleaner reports how the singer’s wife, Malvia Scott, ...

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Garth Dennis, the Jamaican music legend credited among the architects of “electro reggae,” a fusion of reggae and electronic music conveyed by his world-renowned band Black Uhuru, has died. He was 72.

The Jamaican music legend helped pioneer “electro reggae,” a fusion of reggae and electronic music in the 1980s. Garth Dennis, the Jamaican music legend credited among the architects of “electro ...