There’s another, very obvious explanation for reggae’s enduring appeal: the indestructible works of the mighty Bob Marley. “He’s the only reggae artist everyone knows for sure,” UB40’s Robin Campbell ...
From the mighty dub lyricism of Linton Kwesi Johnson to the magnetic female empowerment of Etana, reggae artists have long lifted and motivated listeners with potent perspectives on resistance, ...
With the release of the new, expansive Bob Marley documentary, it's clearer than ever that Marley is one of the 20th century's key musicians. But a reggae collection that stops with the Wailers is far ...
Canadian reggae culture was kickstarted by the first wave of Jamaican immigrants to Canada in the '60s and '70s, many of whom settled around what is now referred to as Little Jamaica, in the northwest ...
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 ...