It originated on a small Carribean island and grew to become a global phenomenon recognised as a cultural institution by ...

International Reggae Day is celebrated on July 1 every year. Here’s how reggae was born in Jamaica, why the day was created ...

These four mainstream rock songs put reggae music on the international stage after its establishment in Jamaica in the late 1960s.

Reggae music and the island of Jamaica are inseparable, right? Lately, a crop of artists from places like Hawaii, California and Italy are proving that hit reggae can come from anywhere. In the ...

KINGSTON (Reuters) - The main event at fight night in Kingston, a popular boxing showcase, was hours away, but the crowd at the National Stadium's indoor arena, from the young and hip to the elderly, ...

Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae star whose lead role in the 1972 cult-movie sensation “The Harder They Come” helped introduce the pulsating island dance beat to a global audience, has died. He was 81 ...

For a small place, Jamaica exerts a big influence. It covers an area of less than 11 000km2, with fewer than three million inhabitants. But ask anyone with even a passing interest in music to name its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Professor Mike Alleyne Ph.D is an award-winning author and editor. The legendary reggae drummer and producer has died at age 73, ...

A trail celebrating Harlesden's reggae heritage and Windrush pioneers launches in north-west London.

KINGSTON - A Jamaican legislator is asking the country's parliament to name reggae legend Bob Marley a national hero, an ...