Reggae

Betty Wright: "Every Time I Start Singing They Say It's R&B"

Last week, Miami soul queen Betty Wright opened up about her recent collaborative album with the Roots, Betty Wright: The Movie; her unlikely friendship with Lil Wayne and Birdman; and the meaning of Mother's Day, which she'll honor this year with a co-headlining show at the James L. Knight Center w ... More >>

Tickets Now On Sale For the Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival, at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami

Photo by Benjamin ThackerJahfe is among the local acts scheduled to perform.​The 17th Annual Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival sure has expanded since its relatively humble beginnings at Bayfront Park. (Remember a seeming million years ago when tickets were like $10 plus a couple cans of food ... More >>

Don Carlos

Bob Marley Caribbean Festival

Various Artists

Shockout Volume One Shockout

Back to Life

With "Earth A Run Red," Jamaican crooner Richie Spice rises again

Pop! Goes Vendetta

For Donovan Bennett, the dancehall is just the beginning

Who the Cap Fit

Has the Bob Marley Festival lost some of its spark?

DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid vs. Twilight Circus Dub Sound System

Riddim Clash (Play)

The Nightingale

The small hours still belong to Sanchez

Boom Times

In 2003 reggae and dancehall ruled the roost

Up to di Timing

Vybz Kartel debuts to the yard and the world

Sound Clappas

Today's producers specialize in digital dancehall

Dancehall Rasta

With King Man, Everton Blender mixes up lovers rock with roots reggae soul

Singjay Stylee

Deejays have nowhere left to go but into song

El Gran Silencio

¡Super Riddim Internacional! Vol.1(EMI)

Winding and Long

If Babylon isn't ready to embrace Buju Banton yet, give it time

Hungry Mob

In reggae, artists must choose between scrilla and soul

Chin Music

How one little record shop climbed to the top of the reggae world

Island Man

Chris Blackwell moves into the digi-Web-world-global-video age

Wayne Wonder

Atlantic/VP Records

Who Am I?

Assassin is growing into one of the ruffest and tuffest new stars in dancehall

(R)evolution

The fine line between ragga and versioning

Paid and Played

Dancehall producer Troyton Remi takes his Black Shadow label to the top with "Gimme the Light"

City Slackers

Poverty, dancehall, and sound systems in modern-day Kingston, Jamaica

Papa Bear

Don't worry, kid; reggae legend Freddie McGregor's gonna make it all better

New Year's Revolutions

Diwali lives on, but new riddims for the New Year will put ants and more in your pants

Rotations

Buzz "Black Shadow Records"
Diwali
Bollywood
Belly Skin "Greensleeves"
Strictly the Best, volume 29 and 30 "VP Records"

Gilberto Gil

Kaya N'Gan Daya "Warner International"

Dancehall Harmony

TOK is no barbershop quartet

Check Out Our Ting

Sean Paul don't mind as long as hip-hop pay respect to dancehall

Beenie Man

Tropical Storm "Virgin"

Various Artists

Reggae Gold 2002 "VP Records"

Lucky Blow

Mr. Vegas is still Damn Right

Get Up, Stand Up

Over on Virginia Key, the wailing ultimate reggae

Rare Riddims

Today's reggae is a dirty business. Black Uhuru's Duckie Simpson rolls up his sleeves.

Real Ring-Ding

The pioneers of Jamaican pop team up with the R&B legends who inspired them

No Miami NO Cry

Marley fans don't want to wait in vain for a fitting tribute

Baby Cham

Wow ... the Story (Madhouse Records/Artists Only!)

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the issue of March 2, 2000

Natty Dread Learns to Rap

Rastas and b-boys find common ground in Marley's legacy

Rotations

Sizzla, Charlie Haden Quartet West with the Chamber Orchestra

Dubbed Out

The Outsiders

Reverb

Letters

Lively Up Itself

Dread Reckoning

Dub architect, crossover dreamer, music exec, and all-around nice guy, Mikey Dread has kept the reggae fires burning for almost twenty years

The Godfather of Reggae

Clint O'Neil, legendary radio DJ and guardian of Jamaica's musical heritage, stirs it up at 'LRN

Marley's Ghost

The greatest reggaeman comes back from the dread