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 ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Bounty Killer, Capleton, Popcaan and more. By Kyle Denis The myriad sounds of the West Indies have captivated the world for decades, from ...

At its core, Jamaican music culture is a project of self-determination. Reggae emerged in the ‘60s and ‘70s out of political protest, disenfranchisement, and social change in Jamaica. As the Jamaican ...

This is a serious compilation of some of dancehall reggae’s more left-field hits, many of which surfaced on North American shores only in the form of rare 45s in Brooklyn mom-and-pop stores. Serious ...

Reggae’s heartbeat is gone. 💔 Sly Dunbar, the drummer behind thousands of classics, has passed at 73. His rhythm lives ...

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 ...