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 ...

Reggae music pioneer Bob Marley died at the too-young age of 36 in 1981 from melanoma. But his music lives forever in the hearts of music fans, if sales are an indication. His 1984 "Legend" best-of ...

After missing two years due to the pandemic, the University of North Carolina Wilmington's sprawling, multi-disciplinary Lumina Festival of the Arts is back — and with a distinctive island flair.

Jamaican singer Timmy Love has released a fresh reggae rendition of the timeless classic “Forever Young,” originally written by Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, and Frank Mertens of Alphaville. The new ...

John Lennon was a fan of a classic reggae song. In addition, he said the song’s success represented how much listeners’ musical tastes had changed since the early 1960s. Notably, John felt that the ...

Charlie Wild’s lifelong love affair with music began at just four years old, with thunderous Led Zeppelin riffs that rattled the speakers of his older brother’s ’72 Camaro. “My brother had this ’72 ...