February marks National Reggae Month — a time to celebrate the rich anthology of Jamaican music and honor the birthdays of late icons Dennis Brown and Bob Marley. The festival will include dancers ...

If you’re not a hip-hop head, you might not know that a Jamaican was one of the founding fathers of the genre. This year, DJ Kool Herc (real name Clive Campbell) will be inducted into the Rock and ...

DJ Jahmar Anthony has become synonymous with Tucson nightlife and also is known for his charity work. Credit: Noelle Haro-Gomez/Contributor Following in the footsteps of his late father, reggae DJ ...

Tune the radio in Jamaica to any reggae station these days and don’t be surprised if you rarely, if ever, hear a Marley song. The roots and culture style reggae, infused with references to ska and ...

Music is one of the best windows into a culture—and nowhere is that more evident than Jamaica. The Caribbean country is known for its sound above all else, having gifted the globe with six genres of ...

Hands are the primary tools of most DJs. So when Scott Damnit‘s stopped working, things looked grim. “After my surgeries, my hands were about as useful as chicken cutlets,” says Damnit, the founder of ...

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 ...

Prolific hit-making producer DJ Mario C, best known for producing hits like Tease Har by Anthony B, Breast Specialist by Vybz ...