At a time when most Americans have been exposed to a more pop-influenced style of reggae music, it’s important to remind newer reggae fans about the genre’s roots. Imagine an underground movement ...

Whether it’s political or spiritual, reggae never dies. Now, inspired by a new generation of Jamaican roots artists, young UK musicians are embracing the ‘heartical’ sound again The Guardian’s ...

And so it was with the reggae edition (part of the Reggae Britannia season), which took a brisk 90-minute march from reggae's arrival in Britain from Jamaica in the Sixties to the point where it ...

Jelani ‘JB Wassifa’ Brown is continuing a sound system legacy that began more than half a century ago (Picture: Adam Dawson/Cap7ure/Getty/PA) Reggae is ‘a thing of the soul’ says Jelani ‘JB Wassifa’ ...

"Who likes roots music? Who's a roots lover?" asked dreadlocked master of ceremonies Spliff Skanking. It was a purely rhetorical question, seeing as how almost every single person in the Bill Graham ...

The 2026 live music season is shaping up to be a major draw for both hip-hop and reggae fans, with a mix of global tours and destination festivals. J. Cole’s The Fall-Off World Tour will span 12 ...

Last summer the New York Times reported that Grammy-nominated reggae star Chronixx told a crowd during one of his electric performances: “This is the beautiful sound of reggae music from the island of ...

Flip through the local radio channels and it won’t be long until you hear a reggae song. The characteristic one drop drumming and offbeat-emphasized rhythm dominates popular music in the islands, and ...

It’s hard to believe, but as recently as a few years ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find venues in Kingston where you could hear live roots reggae. That’s all changed, due to an undeniable ...