These four mainstream rock songs put reggae music on the international stage after its establishment in Jamaica in the late 1960s.

Queens-based reggae independent VP Records has relaunched U.K. reggae label Blood and Fire, known primarily for its quality reissues of Jamaican recordings from the 1970s and '80s, many of which were… ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 50 years after its release, The Harder They Come is still being recognized as one of the most important music-driven ...

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 ...

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 ...

John Lennon was a fan of a classic reggae song. In addition, he said the song’s success represented how much listeners’ musical tastes had changed since the early 1960s. Notably, John felt that the ...

Despite Reggae Month 2021 being kept on servers and streaming sites due to the global pandemic, Jamaica’s long and storied history continues on in film unabashedly. The country’s theme of “Come Ketch ...

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

The Rolling Stones guitarist is known for his love of rock n’ roll and old-timey blues. But it turns out that a reggae classic is Keith Richards' all-time favourite track. Article continues below ...

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 ...