Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in ...

Santa Barbara, California-based reggae band Iration scores its 11th entry on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart with Where it ...

More than 50 years after its release, The Harder They Come is still being recognized as one of the most important ...

Music legend Bob Marley welcomed at least 11 children throughout his life, and some of them have gone on to make music just ...

More than 40 years after his death, Bob Marley’svoice still echoes far beyond Jamaica. His music became the soundtrack for ...

Celebrated Ghanaian musician Afriyie Wutah has teamed up with international reggae legend Maxi Priest for a new single titled 'Summer Jam.' ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two months removed from his Billboard cover story, Vybz Kartel is effortlessly maintaining his comeback momentum. Of course, the ...

Before America met Bob Marley, reggae was merely "novelty music." Criticism in the U.S. focused on how it was "crude, cheap, not to be taken seriously on any level." It had no tune or any "good words ...

The reggae sensation is back with his first solo album in four years. Read the Billboard interview.

Simply sign up to the Film myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. On August 6 1962, Jamaica declared independence from colonial Britain. The new flag had a St Andrew’s cross designed in gold ...

Hong Kong International Reggae Ska Festival planner Paul Thompson shares why the city jives with Jamaican music and 2026’s ...

The event, happening Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., will feature live music from South Florida reggae group Paul Anthony & ...