Reggae music has been around in various incarnations for several decades, originally arising out of the vibrant ska movement of Jamaica and permutating into several micro-genres including roots, dub, ...

The honey-voiced Jamaican singer and songwriter John Holt, who has died aged 67, was responsible for some of the greatest moments in reggae during a career that spanned more than 50 years. Yet he is ...

More than 50 years after its release, The Harder They Come is still being recognized as one of the most important music-driven films ever made. Directed by Perry Henzell and starring reggae singer ...

Nearly five decades after forming, UB40 proved they remain a powerful live act, ...

The 1978 Jamaican film Rockers was ranked its soundtrack No. 52 on “101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time” list. The ranking placed the reggae-heavy collection alongside some of the most celebrated ...

With bass and production work for Grace Jones, Bob Dylan and a host of Jamaican stars, the brawny half of Sly and Robbie used his catholic tastes to stunning ends The death of the venerated Jamaican ...

Reggae music pioneer Bob Marley died at the too-young age of 36 in 1981 from melanoma. But his music lives forever in the hearts of music fans, if sales are an indication. His 1984 "Legend" best-of ...