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

Angus “Drummie Zeb” Gaye, who sang and played drums on “Don’t Turn Around,” “Shine” and other hits for the UK reggae band Aswad, died September 2. He was 62. The band announced his death on its ...

Cimarons, the UK’s first reggae band, played with Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley but barely made a penny; this heartwarming film follows their first gig in 30 years The UK’s first reggae band deserves all ...

Written by Patrick Bean] Catch A Fire is bringing the heat once again as it presents a 50-year anniversary concert ...

LEGACY IS something that is handed down from one generation to the next, and Reggae Fraternity UK (RFUK) are honouring our British Reggae legacy, with a night of good music and celebration. On Sunday ...

Butetown Carnival in Cardiff would attract tens of thousands of reggae fans in the 70s and 80s Veterans of a once vibrant reggae scene in Cardiff have called for its revival following decades of ...

There is one genre of music that fills your heart with sunshine. It can be political yet joyous and there is something about the beat, the lyrics and the message that touches your soul. It might even ...

A popular reggae roots artist has lost his life having caught the coronavirus, his friends and colleagues announced on social media. London based Douglas Sparks, who went by the stage name of UK ...

Jelani ‘JB Wassifa’ Brown is continuing a sound system legacy that began more than half a century ago (Picture: Adam Dawson/Cap7ure/Getty/PA) Reggae is ‘a thing of the soul’ says Jelani ‘JB Wassifa’ ...

Hong Kong International Reggae Ska Festival planner Paul Thompson shares why the city jives with Jamaican music and 2026’s ...