Jah Shaka, also known as the Zulu Warrior, was born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. He moved to London in 1956 with his parents when he was eight years old. Shaka was responsible for a number of dub and ...

The prospect of experiencing Public Image Ltd.'s landmark 1979 post-punk album Metal Box (aka Second Edition) live was tantalizing, even if it were just PiL bassist Jah Wobble and a pick-up band, 45 ...

Halifax-based reggae artist Jah'Mila has sung for the likes of the Wailers, Black Uhuru and Richie Spice, but last week she released something for herself: her solo debut album, Roots Girl. Featuring ...

REGGAE legend Jah Shaka has died – with fans today paying tribute to the “greatest soundman that ever lived”. Jah Shaka AKA Zulu Warrior, was a Jamaican sound system operator and pioneer in the dub ...

Jamaican reggae legend Horace Andy started recording in the late '60s, and he released the classic debut album Skylarking in 1972. For the past few decades, however, Andy has been best known as a ...

Formed roughly a quarter-century ago, Jah Messengers returned from hiatus in 2000 and never looked back. After a few single releases earlier in the decade, the local quintet -- David "King David"Aiken ...

Four months after Eddie Murphy revealed he was plunging into reggae music with a new song called “Oh Jah Jah,” the positive reaction to the song – “Oh Jah Jah” topped iTunes’ reggae charts – has ...

Emerging Florida-based reggae artiste Jah Single believes that the negative music which has taken over radio and the dancehall spaces is caused by what he says is a manipulation of the media. The ...

Is being a rapper really the most dangerous job on the planet? In November, the hip-hop community lost another of its biggest stars to gun violence with the death of Takeoff, one-third of the ...

From his early years listening to Bob Marley, Buju Banton and Garnet Silk, Surinamese singer Jah Nelson has yearned to make contact with Jamaica, the mecca of reggae music. Two weeks ago, the roots ...

Music and religion have long made for a potent mix. In the case of reggae and the Rastafari religion, the links go deep, as a new compilation from the Soul Jazz label makes clear. Rastafari: The ...

Following Eddie Murphy's 2013 Snoop Lion-featuring reggae single "Red Light" and soulful "Temporary," the actor and avid-musician has returned with a new Rastafarian-flavored single called "Oh Jah… By ...