For decades, reggae and other styles of Jamaican music have infiltrated popular music worldwide. It’s in the DNA of everything from hip hop to punk to electronic music to reggaeton to Afrobeats and ...

If you travel through Africa and speak with musicians, you'll encounter various accounts of reggae's African origins. Perhaps only hip-hop boasts more claims of primal ownership on the continent.

The influence of Jamaican pop can be felt everywhere today, from Drake’s “Controlla” to Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” – but Jamaican practitioners of the form have had a hard time breaking through on ...

Two things to bet on hitting big in 2025- Bitcoin and Kingston Jamaica born reggae artist Skygrass. With a vibe compared to reggae legends like Damian Marley and rock icons like Lenny Kravitz, ...

There are two ways to handle life-changing adversity. Face it head on, and pray that it makes you stronger somehow. Or quit –life, love, or whatever it may be. Modern reggae band John Brown’s Body ...

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 ...

There are two ways to handle life-changing adversity. Face it head on, and pray that it makes you stronger somehow. Or quit – life, love, or whatever it may be. Modern reggae band John Brown’s Body ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Give the man named Spexdaboss his flowers: for over a quarter-century, the Canadian DJ has been a constant on the reggae music scene. Dubbed "Canada's Reggae Ambassador," the award-winning Toronto ...

John Lennon was a fan of a classic reggae song. In addition, he said the song’s success represented how much listeners’ musical tastes had changed since the early 1960s. Notably, John felt that the ...