Jamaica’s strong tourism summer got a boost from the recent return of the Reggae Sumfest music festival. The legendary Montego Bay event was held from July 18-23, the first time since the onset of the ...

Three students at Yorktown High School in Arlington fell in love with reggae in the 1990s. Clamoring to get their hands on every reggae tape in the record store, they were inspired by the messages and ...

After a two-year absence due to the pandemic, Belgium’s premier reggae festival is getting ready for its 2022 staging set for August 5 and 6. Reggae Geel, now in its 42nd year, is held in the city of ...

Bournemouth Reggae Weekender, held from Friday, July 29 to Sunday, July 31, saw headline acts take to the stage in what was described as a “world of color, entertainment, and diversity.” On Saturday, ...

Music — one Jamaica’s internationally recognized exports — and the contribution of island’s women to the art form come to focus on VP Records’ Women of Reggae 2022 Calendar. Packed with much more ...

Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution, Iration and more are among the performers on the Reggae Rise Up Florida 2022 lineup. The music festival takes place March 18 – 20 at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, Florida ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond’s Reggae Jerk Fest is celebrating the Caribbean with the goal of “creating long lasting cultural and business relationships tomorrow.” The RVA Reggae Jerk Fest 2022 is ...

I have been following the reggae scene in Europe since the mid-70s. Since that time I have had the ultimate opportunity to witness the growth of reggae music in Europe. During this period I also ...

In the late 1960s, a white Jamaican movie producer had a decision to make. The late Perry Henzell wanted to tell a story about his country that would put a big spotlight, not on the lush tourist image ...

Seeing people in Jamaica dancing in the street made me want to join them, and began a lifelong love that led me to become a DJ I heard reggae for the first time when I was 10, in the summer of 1972.