A sound system music event has been organised to fundraise for people affected by the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. The category five storm hit Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba at the end of October ...

In Jamaica during the 1950s, people began to gather in parks and on beaches, partying to music that was spun by entrepreneurial disc jockeys and piped through outdoor loudspeakers. This quirk of ...

Hip-hop is having a party. For the uninitiated, 2023 marks a year-long 50th birthday celebration for the genre. Celebrations and commemorations abound just about everywhere—even at unlikely places, ...

While contemporary reggae might seem far removed from jazz, it is important to understand how jazz played a major part in its early development. If any country could be identified solely by its music, ...

Throughout his Grammy-winning career as a rapper, musician, songwriter and producer, much of Wyclef Jean’s recorded output highlights Jamaican music culture’s vast influence. There’s the Fugees ...

Sergio Ortiz is a soft-spoken teacher in San Antonio College’s music business program. But as the reggae artist Sgt. Remo, he makes some serious noise with a wall of speakers that looks like ...

The Jamaica government reported this week the death toll from Hurricane Melissa had risen to at least 45 A sound system music event has been organised to fundraise for people affected by the ...