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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
It has to be tough to be one of Bob Marley’s sons: You are forever living in the shadow of one of the greatest artists of all time. However, Ky-mani Marley has a special spirit. He seems to be a man ...
This isn’t “Boogie in Your Butt” or even “Party All the Time.” Rather, comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is jamming in the spirit of Bob Marley on the new reggae track “Oh Jah Jah,” which hit the web ...
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 ...
RHYTHM OF Hope is thrilled to announce the addition of two powerhouse reggae artists to headline its inaugural fundraising concert on August 10 in Greenwich. Taking centre stage will be two-time ...
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 ...