Released in April 1973, Catch A Fire catapulted Bob Marley and the Wailers to global stardom. The sub-hooks of bassist Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, together with his drumming brother Carly, played a ...

Robbie Shakespeare, the renowned reggae bassist who helped move the genre into new sonic territory and whose playing was heard on classics by Black Uhuru and Peter Tosh as well as albums by rock icons ...

On April 22, 1978 30,000 people filled Kingston’s National Stadium to see the One Love Peace concert. On the bill was singer Dennis Brown, pop-reggae sensation Inner Circle, the vocal trio The Mighty ...

“We kept praying for a miracle, but it was not enough,” said Shakespeare’s manager and producer. Famed bass player Robbie Shakespeare, one half of the pioneering reggae band Sly and Robbie, has died ...

Nearly 32 years after his death, crowds are still packing concert venues to hear the music of Bob Marley. For Aston “Family Man” Barrett, bandleader and bassist for Bob Marley & The Wailers, the ...

The legendary reggae drummer, Sly Dunbar, has died at age 73, creating performances that defined the genre while also ...

The ever-popular Bass Camp and Reggae festivals, produced by PR Entertainment, are not returning to South Shore this year. Back in January Paul Reder, the production company’s founder, originally ...

Robbie Shakespeare, the legendary bass player and one half of the band Sly and Robbie, has died at the age of 68. Shakespeare’s friend, manager and producer Guillaume Bougard confirmed the musician’s ...