Reggae music pioneer Bob Marley died at the too-young age of 36 in 1981 from melanoma. But his music lives forever in the hearts of music fans, if sales are an indication. His 1984 "Legend" best-of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jamaican music icon Jimmy Cliff has died “due to a seizure followed by pneumonia” at the age of 81. The news was shared earlier today in a post on his official Facebook page. Cliff’s wife Latifa ...

It's understandable that you're skeptical. We were, too. But — at least judging from this local project's new single — Extra Classic is that rare, Jamaican-influenced (white) band that isn't a total ...

In Jamaican music’s immediate family, there are reggae, dancehall, ska, rocksteady, dub and mento and Nyabinghi. Close cousins? That would be hip-hop, reggaeton, EDM and Afrobeats. Learn about all the ...

A giant of Jamaican music, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish reggae’s themes of struggle, resistance and uplift. By Ben Sisario Much ...

Jimmy Cliff, the pioneering reggae artist who helped transform Jamaican music into a global phenomenon, has died at age 81. His wife, Latifa Chambers, shared the heartbreaking news Monday through a ...

Books Dancing about architecture: Some great new books on music It's a great time to be a music fan that likes to read as titles related to all genres and eras seem to be flying off the presses, from ...

The grand maestro of Jamaican music: Carlos Malcolm at Steakhouse Studios in Los Angeles. (Credit: Bernadette Madden) Carlos Malcolm may not be a household name, but it should be. Without this now ...

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 ...