New York reggae band skanks to a unique beat

John Brown’s Body is the greatest reggae band you’ve never heard of. No, they aren’t Rastafarians. Jamaica isn’t home — upstate New York is. And most of the eight band members are white guys you’d never expect to see at a reggae show, let alone performing on […]

The Story of Reggae and UK Dance

Without reggae and how it does things, it’s unlikely the UK soul and dance music scene would have developed in the way that it has. With Jamaicans, for a long time making up half the total numbers of immigrants to the UK from the Caribbean, that island’s culture was […]

Morgan family goes double at Hilton

It was two the family way for the Morgans on Tuesday night, with the presentation of new albums from two groups comprising members of the family at the Jonkanoo Lounge of the Hilton Hotel, New Kingston.

The Caribbean Invasion
Born of reggae and once relegated to New York’s outer boroughs, ‘dancehall’ now powers mainstream chart-busters like Sean Paul’s ‘The Trinity.’

Dancehall once meant the place where your grandparents stepped in time to the tunes of Benny Goodman. Or maybe the dreaded venue for weekly ballet lessons. But thanks to Jamaican artists such as […]

Interview: Gary Pine the Wailers / Love Generation
Pete Tong listed this little number as his Essential Tune of the week. It’s Bob Sinclar with ‘Love Generation’. This tune features the vocals of Gary Pine, lead singer of The Wailers. It melds laidback Caribbean beats, carefree whistling and hippy-esque lyrics – “feel the love generation”. […]