In 2011, Jamaican writer and activist Dutty Bookman coined the phrase “reggae revival” to describe artists like Protoje, Chronixx, Jah9, Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, and others who tended to favor ...

Jamaica's Reggae Sunsplash, the groundbreaking music festival that established the blueprint for reggae festivals around the world, will return in November 2020, following a 14-year absence. By ...

The 2020 best reggae album Grammy nominations speak to a few trends for the genre and the Recording Academy: independent labels issue the most favored releases, veterans receive greater… By Patricia ...

The Sumfest team has forged a groundbreaking partnership with Facebook (FB) and Instagram (IG) to host a virtual celebration of Reggae Sumfest that will potentially reach millions and millions of ...

To date, registrations for the virtual staging of the 2020 Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K have been received from 14 countries — Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, ...

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Over five years ago, while completing my master's in music and business at NYU, I did an academic project with Spotify. The point of the project was to answer the question “Is there a real reggae ...

Jason Mraz is happy to be “unapologetically positive,” as evidenced by the name of his 2019 “Good Vibes Tour” and by such buoyant Mraz songs as “I’m Yours,” “Have It All” and “The Remedy (I Won’t ...

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Toots Hibbert, the charismatic reggae singer and bandleader who helped transform the groove-driven sound of 1960s Jamaica into an international musical movement, has died. He was 77. Hibbert, frontman ...

The man who gave reggae its name and helped make it an international movement, Toots Hibbert, born Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert, has died at age 77. Hibbert, one of the genre's founders and most ...

My relationship with music is deep and personal. It has been the source of both extreme hardship and joy. Like many artists, creating music helps me to cope with challenges I face in this world. It’s ...