Here’s one more reason to love Black History Month: It coincides with Reggae Month, a global celebration of the music and culture deemed an “an intangible cultural heritage” by UNESCO. In 2008, ...

A new book about the legendary reggae and dub label Studio One is set to be published later this month. No Man Is An Island (Volume 2): A Guide To More Choice Studio One Pressings is the second ...

Get the inside track from Roisin O'Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This When it comes to Jamaican music, Patricia Chin has heard it ...

Producer and performer who worked with Bob Marley and pioneered both dub and roots reggae styles dies in hospital in Jamaica Obituary: one of Jamaica’s finest and most unpredictable musicians Lee ...

Jamaican reggae musician, singer and producer Lee 'Scratch' Perry performs at Poppodium De Flux, Zaandam, Netherlands, 8th April 2018. (Photo by Paul Bergen/Redferns) Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the reggae ...

Lloyd Barnes has run the Wackie’s recording studio and label since the late 1970s. As he prepares for his next chapter, he wants to ensure its spirit lives on. By Brandon Wilner Lloyd Barnes carried a ...

The story is, in some ways, simple. In the late 1950s Chinese-Jamaicans Vincent “Randy” Chin and his new wife Patricia started selling records for jukeboxes across the islands. They started a sideline ...

Throughout his extensive career he worked with huge names like Bob Marley. Local press in Jamaica is reporting that he has died in hospital, but no cause of death has yet been given. Scratch was ...

Reggae legend Lee 'Scratch' Perry has died at the age of 85. The producer and performer worked with huge names like Bob Marley during his illustrious career. The sad news that he died in hospital in ...