Ten years after the death of its greatest proponent, the beat of reggae music settles deeper into its groove, becoming an established part of the popular music scene. A number of major reggae ...

On the one hand, the Jamaican-born music is penetrating the mainstream like never before. Television shows such as “Going to Extremes” and “Cops” use reggae theme songs. The music also is used in more ...

Music For 'Disenfranchised Working-Class Youth': The British reggae band Steel Pulse formed in Birmingham in 1975. Mykaell Riley is third from the left. You could hear it on mainstream radio in 1978, ...

Koffee, the 19-year-old wunderkind out of Jamaica's Spanish Town, became the first female artist ever to take home the Grammy for best reggae album at this year's recent awards show. Her Rapture is a ...

He is not the average reggae star like recent pop-successors Slightly Stoopid and Pepper. His prolific persona doesn’t even compare to the lesser-established, Jamaican-grown sounds of Damian “Jr. Gong ...

"So many people have heard Bob Marley, and they like that and maybe a couple other popular reggae songs, but they don't know there's more to it than that." Jared Englund, guitarist and vocalist for ...

Sean Paul, Wayne Wonder, Beenie Man, Elephant Man, and Lady Saw will appear at the inaugural U.S. version of the Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest, as well as the 11th annual Sumfest in Jamaica. The U.S… By ...

Before America met Bob Marley, reggae was merely "novelty music." Criticism in the U.S. focused on how it was "crude, cheap, not to be taken seriously on any level." It had no tune or any "good words ...

Go to most any venue or concert in town, and you may find yourself feeling some serious reggae vibes. Reggae originated in Jamaica in the 1960s and has long been looked at in the U.S. as beach music ...

Can Jamaican DJ and singer Sean Paul do for dancehall music what Bob Marley did for reggae? We’ll get an indication this week when Paul’s sophomore album, “Dutty Rock,” debuts on the pop album chart.

Can Jamaican deejay and singer Sean Paul do for dancehall music what Bob Marley did for reggae? The success of his recent sophomore album, “Dutty Rock,” could mean yes. Sales are rising, thanks to his ...

You could hear it on mainstream radio in 1978, courtesy of The Police, and if you're in Britain, you can hear it on the airwaves today, in the music of Birmingham-born MC Lady Leshurr: reggae's ...