Reggae is a unique fusion of local folk music with outside influences. The local folk music was a Jamaican form called mento, but in the 40s and 50s Jamaicans were also listening to music from the US ...

On Billboard’s weekly Reggae Albums chart, Legend is spending its 256th non-consecutive week in the #1 position. It closes ...

Reggae's roots, springing from the social ... hit in the UK chart with My Boy Lollipop in 1964. This seeping of Jamaican music in to popular culture would continue with cult 1972 film The Harder ...

Jamaica and Japan marked 60 years of diplomatic relations this year, a milestone marked by several cultural events, including ...

Exploring the early influences of reggae icon Bob Marley, who was inspired to form The Wailers after listening to rock and ...

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Reggae has been added to a list of international cultural treasures which the United Nations has deemed worthy of protecting and promoting. The music, which grew out of Jamaica in the 1960s thanks ...

I never put a date on music because that means it isn ... is that Wyclef hasn't previously recorded a reggae album. "Clef's roots are in Jamaica as much as they are in Haiti, he has synergy ...

Watch the greats of reggae music light up the stage this festive season. The Ugu Reggae Music Festival takes place at Zuri ...

With 3 days of artistic attraction featuring the cultural heritage of Jamaica and Wales showcasing the elements of reggae music, food, art, dance, fashion, wellness, and history in a beautiful ...

Jamaican reggae artist Etana has arrived in Nairobi for her series of performances around ... Etana whose real name is Shauna ...