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 ...

From Gregory Isaacs to The Itals these are The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards’ 10 favourite Reggae and Roots songs of all time.

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 ...

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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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 ...

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

The Jamaican music industry is reeling from the profound loss of Robert Russell, co-founder of the iconic Reggae Sumfest.