As ska’s conquering ruler, Derrick Morgan delivers freedom sounds to a new generation Derrick Morgan will perform at the El Rey on Saturday alongside the Steady 45s, Ocean 11 and the Capsouls.

In the '50s, Jamaican musicians combined Caribbean calypso and American jazz and R&B to create ska — the foundation of future developments like reggae. Now, jazz musicians are closing the circle ...

In 1992 — well after ska music’s 2 Tone era — no one could’ve told The Miggedys lead singer Tricia Lynn Gonzales there was a seedy underbelly to the music that saved her world. She was 17 ...

Ska pioneer and Jamaican music legend Prince Buster has died at 78, several years after suffering a stroke, his wife, Mola Ali, said Friday. Born Cecil Bustamante Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica, in ...

Legendary Jamaican ska singer Eric “Monty” Morris performs at 2024 Reggae Genealogy Music Festival.

The family of reggae pioneer and ska icon Owen Gray have confirmed he has died aged 86, however, no cause of death has been ...

Lester Sterling, the celebrated saxophonist trained at Kingston’s famous Alpha Boys School and member of the legendary Skatalites, didn’t realize Jamaican music pioneer Prince Buster was so ...

As young Jamaican musicians put their own spin on American R&B and rock n’ roll, they accentuated the offbeat, creating ska, named for its chopping rhythm guitars, according to producer Bunny Lee.

This record has the classic sound of Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One label that characterized a lot of Jamaican music from ska up through early reggae — booming bass, drums playing a “one drop ...

Jamaican singer Millie Small, whose 1964 song "My Boy Lollipop" helped introduce ska music to the rest of the world, has died, a representative for her music label confirmed.

The grand maestro of Jamaican music: Carlos Malcolm at Steakhouse Studios in Los Angeles. (Credit: Bernadette Madden) Carlos Malcolm may not be a household name, but it should be. Without this now ...

Ten of the Best Denver Ska and Reggae Bands Colorado has long had a loving relationship with reggae music. By extension, that has led to a number of quality ska bands in the punk rock scene.