Built around the same musical foundation as Morgan’s release, the No Better Riddim embraces the rich Jamaican tradition of ...
TANYA STEPHENS -- Her new album, ''Gangsta Blues'' (VP), is full of witty reggae protest songs: one minute she's demanding social justice, the next minute she's demanding a lover who knows what he's ...
We hope everyone is enjoying Labor Day 2018! Whether you have the day off or not, the most important thing is to recognize the hard work we all put in day in and day out at our respective 9 to 5 ...
This year’s Grammys have a chance to make history, albeit in a way that might get missed by most TV viewers watching music’s biggest night at home. For the first time in its 39-year existence, the ...
These iconic riddims inspired generations of artists, fueled countless hits and transformed the way dancehall and soca are ...
Nearly a decade after hatching the idea for a country album that infuses reggae, Willie Nelson's "Countryman" will see release this summer by Lost Highway. By Billboard Staff Nearly a decade after ...
!IN 1986, 10-year-old Maya Arulpragasam and her family fled the civil war in Sri Lanka and settled in England. She learned English about the time she discovered another language: hip-hop, the perfect ...
“Under Mi Sleng Teng,” by Jamaican singer Wayne Smith, is one of the milestones in the history of Jamaican popular music. Written by Smith and his friend Noel Davey, the pioneering dancehall classic ...
Looking at the Casio Casiotone MT40, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was an unremarkable keyboard. You may even have owned one just like it. Launched in 1981, the cream machine came with 37 keys, 22 ...
Roots Riddim Kollectiv, a Las Vegas reggae group made up of veterans, says music helps them cope with PTSD and service-related struggles.
From Jamaica to Wales. Award winning Youth Arts and Advocacy Charity Urban Circle Newport in partnership with the Rastafari Indigenous Village and the IRITS Alliance Project JA. Interact and immerse ...
When it comes to Swedish design studio and instrument manufacturer Teenage Engineering, you never quite know what they're going to do next. Case in point: according to unconfirmed leaked images that ...