U.K. production company Xingu Films, Canada’s Conquering Lion and Jamaican producer Justine Henzell are uniting to remake 1972 Jamaican classic, “The Harder They Come,” which starred reggae legend ...
The 1970s were a wild time for American music. Disco happened, punk happened, reggae showed up in the U.S. again and stayed a long time, inspiring a burgeoning ska scene, and glam and metal bands made ...
KINGSTON (Reuters) - The main event at fight night in Kingston, a popular boxing showcase, was hours away, but the crowd at the National Stadium's indoor arena, from the young and hip to the elderly, ...
If you were a fan of Jamaican giants Toots Hibbert and Bob Marley, the idea of British pop stars recording reggae songs might have terrified you. Did the world need that ’74 Eric Clapton cover of “I ...
This past December, California-via-Hawaii reggae/hip hop trio The Late Ones released their very good new EP Lately on Easy Star Records. We called it a seamless fusion of the grooves and harmonies of ...
In June 1964, a country music fan in Jamaica who regularly listened to Nashville’s 50,000-watt radio station WSM sent a letter to the editor of Billboard, who proclaimed it the first such ...
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 ...
NEW YORK -- Amid the sensory overload of colors, flashing lights and noise that is the annual American International Toy Fair, the booth for children's music distributor Rounder Kids is an oasis of ...
Considering the state of global politics, there's never been a better time to get reacquainted with the righteousness of Black Uhuru. The iconic reggae band, whose name means "Black Freedom" in ...
A unique album that pairs the original vocals from timeless pop songs by Blondie, Pretenders, Steve Winwood, Bronski Beat, and others with authentic Jamaican reggae, performed by the all-star band the ...