Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sly Dunbar performing in London in 2009 (photo: Gus Stewart / Redferns). Drummer Lowell Fillmore "Sly" Dunbar, who with the late ...

Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, the reggae drummer who helped define the sound of Jamaican music for decades, died Monday. He was 73. Dunbar had been in poor health and died at his home in Kingston, according to ...

In 1988, while watching MTV, MadElaine saw the video for Bob Marley’s One Love. She instantly became a fan. “That was my ...

When you think of Louisville's music scene, reggae music may not come to mind. But for the past 27 years, steel drums ring the alarm for the start of summer at the Kentucky Reggae Festival. Ibuka ...

Reggae‑style drum and bass loops capture the laid‑back swagger that is at the heart of Jamaican grooves. The kick and snare often hit on the downbeats, while hi‑hats, shakers, or cymbal rolls accent ...

Two Jamaican artists, Cocoa Tea and Determine, passed away recently, leaving behind a legacy of “conscious” reggae music that was especially popular in the 1990s even as the dancehall genre expanded ...

Simon, an American musician known for his work with Art Garfunkel, traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, to record the track with musicians connected to Jamaican reggae music. The recording took place at ...

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton are enjoying the sounds of Jamaica. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge touched down on Trench Town, Kingston – the birthplace of reggae – on Tuesday. The ...

Prince William and Kate Middleton sitting in the middle of a Rastafarian drum circle and banging away in the birthplace of reggae -- yeah, this is NOT your typical Royal tour! The Duke and Duchess of ...

Mento at the Half Moon resort in Jamaica. Nearly everyone who travels to Jamaica has heard of Bob Marley and reggae music, but far fewer know about mento, the traditional folk music of rural Jamaica ...

The Cultural Exchange Pavilion is always a Jazz Fest highlight. The tent can be a great place to hear global folk styles, dance to high-energy music, enjoy a cultural demonstration or two and get a ...