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

Artists from across different genres continue to prove that a major label is not a requirement to have a significant presence. Many up-and-coming artists understand the limitations of being signed to ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Koffee, the 19-year-old wunderkind out of Jamaica's Spanish Town, became the first female artist ever to take home the ...

Jason Mraz’s current album, Look For the Good, found him achieving his dream of recording a reggae record where he could, “…sing over tasty grooves, reverberated snares and sticky echoed-out pockets.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ABC News’ Mona Kosar Abdi reports on the impact of reggae and dancehall in music, and the artists who’ve helped shape the Jamaican ...

KINGSTON (Reuters) - The main event at fight night in Kingston, a popular boxing showcase, was hours away, but the crowd at the National Stadium's indoor arena, from the young and hip to the elderly, ...

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A new generation wants to dominate Jamaica's music scene with a fresh take on an old-school sound. NPR's Baz Dreisinger looks further into the... Jamaica's Hottest New-School Reggae Artists Return To ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reggae singer George Brooks Veikoso, better known as Fiji, died suddenly at the age of 55 (TheCoconetTV/YouTube) Award-winning ...