The Djembe: From West African Villages to Global Stages The djembe drum dates back roughly between 400 and 800 years, created ...

Jamaican Reggae music icon Cat Coore, who co-founded the band Third World, passed away on Sunday evening, January 18. He was 69 at the time of his death. Coore's publicist broke the news of his ...

Few genres have had such an international impact, while remaining so geographically specific, as reggae. The best reggae albums are Jamaican through and through, and though there are other small ...

The Mateel Community Center announced dates for its 2026 Reggae on the River festival this week — a second-week of August schedule that is slightly different from previous years. The organization also ...

Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs from artists like King Cruff, Problem Child and Tempa. By Kyle Denis The holidays may be right around the corner, but it’s war season in the ...

Even in 1969, Jimmy Cliff, who died Monday at age 81, could see what was coming. Though British rule over his home country of Jamaica ended in 1962, independence and economic mismanagement led to high ...

Jimmy Cliff, a musical artist who helped bring reggae to an international audience, has died aged 81. Known for hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want, The Harder They Come, and Many Rivers ...

Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and ...

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 ...

Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer, actor and cultural ambassador for reggae music, who starred in and wrote the title song for the iconic 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” has died, according to a ...

Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican music legend and one of the pioneers of reggae, died due to a seizure followed by pneumonia, his wife said on Monday. "It’s with profound sadness that I share that my husband ...

Jimmy Cliff, the two-time Grammy-winning Jamaican musician and reggae legend, has died. He was 81. Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, announced his death in a statement on his Instagram page Monday. “It’s ...