Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drummer Sly Dunbar, who, along with his partner, bassist Robbie Shakespeare, formed a rhythm section and production team that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Famous reggae rhythm section and producing team Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. (Credit: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty ...

Sunaina Keonaona Kale grew up in California, loving Hawaiian music. Years before she earned her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara, Kale convinced her mom to buy her the complete ...

The world famous Reggae On The River is happening once again on the Southern Humboldt/Northern Mendocino County line the first weekend of August. A partnership between the Mateel Community Center and ...

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 ...

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff is dead at 81, his family announced Monday. “It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia,” ...

February is Reggae Month. That means it’s time to fill up the calendar with celebrations of this amazing music. There are tons of events happening around town, and Deco has the lowdown. So let the ...

Two artists from Ontario have launched a new talent search they say is meant to support reggae artists looking for ways to break into the industry. Vencotte “V” Merchant and Brenda Guzman, the ...

A coalition of Arizona musicians has started a petition for a dedicated local stage at the 2026 Reggae Rise Up Arizona Festival. The petition follows the 2025 lineup announcement, which organizers ...

For half a century, Sly & Robbie reached into every corner of popular music. They were reggae icons and an in-demand rhythm section and production team, working alongside Bob Marley and Peter Tosh ...