In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...

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 ...

After decades of “Brap brap brap!” heard throughout the lyrics of some of our favorite Jamaican songs, the country’s broadcasting regulator has made the decision to ban all music and television that ...

FAST-RISING recording artiste Stouteesha has made an impact among women worldwide with her latest single SuperWoman. The ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — While touring the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica, on a Saturday in late September, Shenseea, the dancehall pop singer, paused at a glass case. Inside was the Grammy ...

March 8 is International Women's Day (IWD), and the 2025 theme is “Accelerate Action.” According to the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Global Gender Gap Report, it will take until 2158 to achieve gender ...