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 ...

Acclaimed as the greatest British reggae band when it emerged in 1978, Steel Pulse is perhaps the last great old-school reggae band left. Two of its best recordings have been recently released. The ...

Pop music in the 21st century has been flush with precise re-creations of '60s and '70s American R&B — think of Sharon Jones, Adele, Raphael Saadiq and the late Amy Winehouse. Meanwhile, I've been ...

Last month, the twenty-two-year-old Jamaican singer and rapper Koffee appeared as a musical guest on the “Tonight Show.” The studio’s stage had been outfitted to look like a casual and haphazard dance ...

Get the inside track from Roisin O'Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This When it comes to Jamaican music, Patricia Chin has heard it ...

From new albums to reissues, here's the year's best in reggae. By Rob Kenner From a new live album from a late legend to new LPs from long-running reggae stalwarts, here are Rob Kenner‘s editorial ...

IN Switzerland, young adults are flocking to concerts featuring vintage Jamaican artistes. On the heels of International Reggae Day, Swiss music historian/journalist and independent music producer ...

One of the greatest rhythm sections to ever rub-a-dub on planet Earth, Sly and Robbie’s client roster has included Dylan, Madonna, Serge Gainsbourg, and No Doubt. But the team’s best jams are the most ...

TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Chalice rolled back the years with a short but energetic set on night one of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival at the Trelawny Multipurpose stadium in Florence Hall. With Dean ...

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