On this day (September 11) in 2020, Rederick “Toots” Hibbert, lead vocalist of Toots and the Maytals, died in Kingston, Jamaica, at the age of 77. His career spanned six decades. In that time, he ...
Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Or are they taking it to the next level? Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Photo via (L-R): Fernando Hevia; Yannick Reid; Sameel "samo Kush I" Johnson ...
Before all the albums and millions of views and Grammy nominations, a young Jamaican woman named Shauna thought of how she wanted to introduce herself. “Shauna means pretty in Swahili,” she said. “I ...
DancehallMag. Ask ten selectors to name the best reggae songs of all time and you will get ten different answers, a few ...
This year also honors Dawn Penn, Horace Andy and Shaggy with the icon award. By Joe Lynch Executive Digital Director The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association’s JaRIA Honour Awards return on April 10 in ...
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 ...
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