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 ...
Ciaran Thapar spends an evening in London's 'Little India', where modified cars and dub reggae soundsystems carry messages of protest and connection to home across generations The West London town of ...
How Jamaican producer Lee "Scratch" Perry impacted reggae, dub, hip-hop, electronic music and more. By Patricia Meschino From his inventive use of sampling on an early reggae single to the tough, ...
Reggae was born in Jamaica, but it found a second home in the UK – the result of waves of post-war Caribbean migration, and the curatorial ambitions of labels like Chris Blackwell’s Island Records, ...
Jamaican music is suddenly the ubiquitous chaser to this summer's nasty shot of a heatwave. Rising star Cham's "Ghetto Story" single was a monster hit in Jamaica; an album of the same name was ...
ASPEN – When Michael Goldwasser co-founded Easy Star records, his idea was to turn the clock back a bit for reggae, get to the essence of the style. By the mid-’90s, when the New York-based Easy Star ...
Thanks to a duo of Milwaukee dub reggae enthusiasts, dub music has found a very comfortable spot in the local music scene - in particular at the Nomad World Pub, where, in less than a year's time, the ...
In indie circles, there’s a rekindled interest in ska, rocksteady, dub and digi dancehall happening as well, primarily in California. Noisy lo-fi acts like Sun Araw and Peaking Lights dabble heavily.
Toronto's Number One Live Dub Experience alongside DJ Chocolate present a night of classic Dub at Ossington Avenues Premiere Live Music Venue, The Painted Lady. Featuring selections by Black Uhuru, ...