Reggae music icon Jimmy Cliff, who's unique tone, lyricism and breakthrough role on the silver screen helped make the music of his native Jamaica part of popular culture across the globe, has died at ...

In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...

Travelers to Jamaica will find an array of music and cultural events taking place across the island this summer, highlighted by the 31st year of the Reggae Sumfest concert series. The island’s music, ...

Jimmy Cliff in The Harder They Come: he was given the lead role after entrancing the film’s director Perry Henzell with his mixture of arrogance, optimism and defiance - Everett Collection Inc/Alamy ...

Music is one of the best windows into a culture—and nowhere is that more evident than Jamaica. The Caribbean country is known for its sound above all else, having gifted the globe with six genres of ...

Bushay, actor and founder of Caribbeans Connects, travelled to Jamaica with legendary UK music producer Clem Bushay—a pioneer ...

The 10th annual Jamaica Plain Porchfest kicks off Saturday, bringing hours of musical performances, dance and storytelling to the neighborhood’s porches, green spaces and community hubs. “It’s a ...

More than a month after Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, members of the Jamaican community in Palm ...