With sunshine, warm temperatures, it’s time to get your Caribbean vacation face on. There’s no time better than Thursday at London Music Hall where up-and-coming reggae star Chronixx, known for hits such as Here Comes Trouble, is on stage along with reggae and dancehall musician DJ Max Glazer of Federation Sound, and reggae singers Kelissa [...]

Growing up in Jamaica, a young Clinton Fearon quickly realized he wanted to pursue music. But Fearon’s desire to learn an instrument ran up against his family’s economic reality. "I asked my dad, ‘Can you buy me a guitar?’ " Fearon said. " ‘I don’t have any money,’ he said. It was obvious. We are [...]

THIS YEAR, Bristolian DJ Roni Size will celebrate the 20th anniversary of New Forms, the ground-breaking drum and bass album which put the producer on the map. In celebration of this milestone event, Size will be taking to the stage to perform tracks from the album, some of which he has never performed before. “This [...]

The artiste, who now dabbles with reggae music, is following the footsteps of veteran artiste Prodigal Son who switched to reggae in 2013 and was met with strong backlash by the Christian community. However, he believes the practice does not breach the ethics of Christianity."Nothing is wrong with doing gospel and cultural reggae at the [...]

The Caribbean, with its fresh fruits and natural organic soil, is still not an in-demand destination for food. Why? Because we have not given it our all… Let’s do so now as we declare Jamaica the epicentre of food and generate a global buzz while we eat our way around our beloved country. Giving it [...]

Australian singer-songwriter Nattali Rize is fast becoming one to watch on the competitive reggae scene. Following the release of her polished debut album Rebel Frequency, she talks to RFI about breaking into the male-dominated genre, and finding her tribe in Kingston, Jamaica.  Nattali Rize is surprisingly small in the flesh, but far from fragile. With [...]