From Jamaica, to the Bronx, to countries around the world, one man has made reggae music his life out of a studio in the borough. Lloyd “Bullwackie” Barnes has lived through the evolution of Jamaican ...
Back in spring we told you about Heartbeat Record's repackaging of classic Studio One discs -- some of which were reissues to begin with -- and we're happy to see that the discs continue to flow. Back ...
Here’s one more reason to love Black History Month: It coincides with Reggae Month, a global celebration of the music and culture deemed an “an intangible cultural heritage” by UNESCO. In 2008, ...
Sugar Minott, a popular Jamaican singer whose joyful, lilting voice bridged four decades of transformation in reggae music, died Saturday in Kingston, the nation’s capital. He was 54. The cause has ...