In Jamaican music’s immediate family, there are reggae, dancehall, ska, rocksteady, dub and mento and Nyabinghi. Close cousins? That would be hip-hop, reggaeton, EDM and Afrobeats. Learn about all the ...

In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...

'The Harder They Come' introduced reggae to worldwide audiences and became a cult film classic.

The 1978 Jamaican film Rockers was ranked its soundtrack No. 52 on “101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time” list. The ranking ...

February marks National Reggae Month — a time to celebrate the rich anthology of Jamaican music and honor the birthdays of late icons Dennis Brown and Bob Marley. The festival will include dancers ...

The Kingston, Jamaica native's music speaks to his life journey, while prioritizing messages over melody and rhyme schemes ...

Over the weekend of Saturday, Feb. 28, and Sunday, March 1, Lost In Time Festival 2026 transformed Kingston into a living soundtrack of modern reggae music, welcoming over 16,500 attendees across two ...