The summer song -- think Nelly’s “Hot in Herre” circa ’02 or Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love” from last year -- is a tradition: It stows two months of hot, hazy vitality in one exuberant party anthem. But ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ian Dickson / Getty APRIL 1973: With Catch a Fire, the band known then as simply The ...

Niney the Observer is a name no history of reggae is complete without. Part of a loose crew of downtown Kingston “ghetto promoters” who changed the face of Jamaican music as the ‘60s gave way to the ...

Asked about the revolutionary rhythms and songs created at his Black Ark studios in Kingston, Jamaica, reggae producer, dub innovator and studio icon Lee “Scratch” Perry described a cosmic process ...

The 17-track project, which also features songs from several talented emerging artistes, including Ras Fraser Jr, Dezi Boyd, Jahvante Campbell, Sunshine Velvet, Rehli Vance, Webstah, Don G, Ras Caleb, ...

Protoje is in his head. One of modern reggae’s most important figure is in a contemplative, almost melancholy mood on his latest album, Third Time’s the Charm. Gone are the aspirational anthems and ...

Reggae artiste Robert Minott is pleased with the enthusiastic response to his latest single, Link Up, released on a remake of an instrumental inspired by the 1960s hit Pretty Little Baby rhythm. “The ...

Eddie Murphy knows reggae. In 2013, the actor, comedy icon and erstwhile R&B singer threw many for a loop when he unveiled “Red Light,” a stellar reggae track featuring Snoop Dogg, as his first new ...