Jamaica is turning up the volume this week as it hosts the world's largest reggae festival—an epic celebration of music, ...

K-Cut and Sir Scratch from the group and Large Professor (formerly of the group) appear in Duke’s film among other greats, ...

Music studios here, low on frills and high on voltage, are the nerve centers of Jamaica. Anywhere on the island -- even in Kingston, a car-loving city that scoffs at public domain -- music blares ...

Jamaica’s music product is a marvel in that it has managed to be largely self-sustaining in the face of significant obstacles. In this Reggae Month, I will outline briefly the main attributes ...

Some see dance hall as the new face of Jamaican music. The roots reggae that dominated the '70s and '80s grew out of Jamaica's Rastafarian movement in the '60s, popularized by singers and ...

A new generation wants to dominate Jamaica's music scene with a fresh take on an old-school sound. NPR's Baz Dreisinger looks further into the musical resurgence and the artists leading the charge.

Jamaican music icon Marcia Griffiths will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Reggae Genealogy outdoor concert and musical showcase on Feb. 10. (David I. Muir, Island Syndicate/Courtesy) ...

Desmond Dekker, the Jamaican singer whose 1969 hit, "The Israelites," opened up a worldwide audience for reggae, died on Wednesday. He was 64. He died after collapsing from a heart attack in his ...