Chris “DeRoc” DeBose, leader and lead singer of local reggae/world beat/funk band the Revealers, served 10 years in the Marine Corps. His tours of duty included a violent hitch in Beirut and a stint ...

The opening of The Harder They Come at the Playhouse Theatre returns us with a bang to the moment reggae entered the world. There had been one-off ska hits from Jamaica before. But the 1972 Perry ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — World number 1 ranked USA beat Jamaica 4-0 in a women’s international friendly played at Energizer Park in St Louis, Missouri on Tuesday evening. Ally Sentnor and Lynn Biyendolo ...

In the late 1960s a new sound was stirring up Jamaica. With its heavy bass vibrations, the magnetic younger brother of Ska and Rocksteady was irresistible. Reggae would go on to become one of the most ...

The inaugural Green Mountain Reggae Festival debuts September 6 through 8 at the Bradford Fairgrounds. With a stacked lineup of top reggae talent from Vermont and abroad, the fest features Easy Star ...

A new reissue marks the 40th anniversary of “Under Me Sleng Teng,” considered one of dancehall’s first digital songs and, with over 500 versions, among the most recycled. By Patricia Meschino In 1984, ...

Nectar’s closing for the summer isn’t a blow only to the local music scene. The area will also deal with the fallout from losing popular events and series that the club hosted. What will become of the ...