Reggae music originated in Jamaica in the 1960s. Its focus on social justice, as well as Rastafarian spiritual themes, also resonated with other popular folk music around the world at the time, such ...

Spokesperson on Culture and Creative Industries Deborah Hickling Gordon is calling on Jamaicans to protect and grow their ...

Although immigration agents detained their saxophonist in November, the band continues to keep ska-punk alive despite the ...

Your Mom's House is the new home for Denver Vintage Reggae Society and its monthly celebration of old-school Jamaican vinyl.

In 1961, a 17-year-old pianist from Kingston named Montgomery Bernard Alexander arrived at Miami. He had already amassed considerable experience playing with fellow Jamaican musicians on sessions of ...

Another musical example of cultural diffusion is that of ska – a genre of Jamaican pop music – heading to Indonesia. So popular is ska in Indonesia that ‘Indonesia ska’ has become its own sub-genre, ...

Melbourne Ska Orchestra Nicky Bomba repeated a crowd members chant while on stage at the Sunset Sounds concert in Malvern. Picture: Brendan Radke. A spokesperson for the City of Stonnington said ...

These individuals are being urged to immediately surrender to the Old Harbour Police. Members of the public are also reminded that it is a criminal offence to harbour a fugitive. Investigators are ...

Without this now 90-year-old innovator of Jamaican music—this ... Carlos was one of the pioneering musicians and composers who forged ska from Jamaican jazz, American rhythm and blues, and ...