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Rebel Salute fans enjoy a performance during the 2020 staging. (File photo)
Jamaican music lovers all around the world have an opportunity to watch the 31st staging of Rebel Salute on January 18 thanks to a pay-per-view available through global
They were the UK’s first reggae band and played with everyone from Bob Marley to Paul McCartney. So how have such an influential group been so overlooked?
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Reggae singer Causion is flanked by Antigua's Island Row Girls after being invested with the Commander of The Most Precious Order of Princely Heritage (CH) on November 1 at the National Stadium in Antigua. The Island Row Girls --- Samara Emmanuel, Ch
Although she was born and raised in Suriname, Jone Capone saw her share of rude girls in that South American country. She brings some Jamaican swag to Bad Chat, her latest song which was released in September.
Based in South Florida, she described t
The 40th anniversary of Miami Carnival, a cultural extravaganza that has not only become a cornerstone of South Florida’s identity but also a significant milestone in the region’s cultural calendar, was celebrated this past Sunday with a spectacula
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Traditionally, the high-spirited Carnival season of Trinidad and Brazil is celebrated immediately before Lent every year, in February or March. But the biggest Carnival in the United States, Miami Carnival, t
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Words by Mankaprr Conteh - Rolling Stone Magazine
Words by Mankaprr Conteh - Rolling Stone Magazine
“They said to me, you will never come back to the United States of America,” dancehall and reggae maven Buju Banton told the sold-out crowd at Long Island’s UBS Arena on the st
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Symphonic storyteller of the Soul, dynamo artiste AJJI, is a self-evident talent that continues to captivate a worldwide audience. He has a way of interpreting the rhythmic patterns of a beat and pairing it with just the right
Undoubtedly one of the most highly acclaimed and celebrated actors, there is a certain aura of respectability around Helen Mirren. So, when thinking about the Hammersmith-born actor’s musical leanings, you would be forgiven for thinking it might con
Marley hoped the star-studded concert, held in Kingston, Jamaica in 1978, could help bring stability and peace to a divided, violence-stricken country.
Shortly after midnight on April 22, 1978, Bob Marley took the stage with his band at the One Love
The spelling of Stonebwoy's name is a nod to Jamaica
African journalist, Mark Wilberforce looks at how Ghana's rich musical scene has strong Jamaican link.
Afrobeats may be the dominant sound right now in Ghana, as in many other African countries,
By: Mankaprr Conteh - Rollingstone Photo Credit: Destinee Condison
One of the titans of modern reggae is back. Protoje — the Grammy-nominated singer, rapper, and label chief — has dropped his first solo release in more than a year with “Hills,” an o
Koffee is marveling at the world’s tallest
By: Claudia Gardner - Dancehallmag.com
The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger, who was closely associated with Reggae legend Peter Tosh, seems up to some musical works in Port Antonio, the cradle of Jamaica’s tourism and a stomping ground for music and Ho
Part II: The Evolution of Jamaican Music: From Revivalism to Reggae
In the late 1960s, Jamaica was blessed with a variety of talented musicians and singers who experimented with and blended different beats of music and recorded their musical renditi
