Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in ...

At a time when most Americans have been exposed to a more pop-influenced style of reggae music, it’s important to remind newer reggae fans about the genre’s roots. Imagine an underground movement ...

The 1978 Jamaican film Rockers was ranked its soundtrack No. 52 on “101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time” list. The ranking ...

Reggae Reggae sauce inventor Levi Roots today won a £1 million High Court battle against a cafe owner who claimed he created the recipe. Anthony Bailey sued Dragons' Den contestant Roots after ...

Whether it’s political or spiritual, reggae never dies. Now, inspired by a new generation of Jamaican roots artists, young UK musicians are embracing the ‘heartical’ sound again The Guardian’s ...

Ahead of his new BBC doc Roots, Reggae, Rebellion, the rapper and poet considers the genre’s political history and thrilling rebirth Making my documentary Roots, Reggae, Rebellion was partly a journey ...

Flip through the local radio channels and it won’t be long until you hear a reggae song. The characteristic one drop drumming and offbeat-emphasized rhythm dominates popular music in the islands, and ...

LEVI Roots first is best known aroudn the world for his famous Reggae Reggae Sauce. But how did he get to where he is today? Here’s what we know… Keith Valentine Graham was born June 24, 1958 and is ...

At this milestone year, Dan Sheehan, the festival's curator/producer, has announced its Sunday night closing act as a Cali ...

It would be hard for a pop fan of almost any listening preference in this country not to have been touched, in some way, by Jamaica’s irresistible rhythms. Everyone from second-generation West Indian ...