Whatever mood you're in, contemporary reggae has a tune for you. That's because Jamaican music is a study in contrasts: Songs veer from sacred to profane, sexy to spiritual, blisteringly aggressive to ...

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 ...

For a small place, Jamaica exerts a big influence. It covers an area of less than 11 000km2, with fewer than three million inhabitants. But ask anyone with even a passing interest in music to name its ...

Our list of the 10 best songs by the reggae legend, from "Dearest Beverley" to "I Can See Clearly Now." Few names are as synonymous with reggae music as Jimmy Cliff. The Grammy-winning artist, whose ...

Can you feel it yet? Don’t let all this rain fool you — Summer is on its way. Sure, that means triple-digit temperatures, mutant mosquitos and Astros-fan apathy, but it also means live music outdoors.

Adrian Thrills investigates 2 Tone and its unique blend of ska, reggae, new wave and punk. The Specials live in session for Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 6 Music. A trip into the BBC archives to explore ...

Jamaica’s first reggae radio station, IRIE FM, debuted on the island’s airwaves in August 1990. In Jamaican Rastafarian parlance, “irie” means good, cool, nice, and the station utilized a simple ...

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Tony Ray spent his teenage years in Bristol. Unexpectedly, he has spent the rest of his life in Israel. When Jamaican-Israeli reggae musician Tony Ray came to Tel Aviv for ...