The Heptones are one of reggae’s legendary groups, led by the charismatic Leroy Sibbles along with Earl Morgan and Barry Llewellyn. They became huge hitmakers…
Artist Profiles: The Heptones
Tag: Reggae
Final Set of live acts announced for Africa Oyé festival
Additional artists from Malawi, Jamaica and Haiti have been revealed in the final set of acts for the 27th annual Africa Oyé festival this summer:…
Artist Profiles: Jah9
Janine Elizabeth Cunningham, better known as Jah9, was born in Montego Bay on May 23, 1983. She is a Jamaican singer with a captivating vocal…
Artist profiles: Taj Weekes
Taj Weekes is a singer-songwriter who tells tales of poverty, oppression hopelessness and rejection, counterweighing them each with a message of Rastafari faith and spirituality.…
Eljuri Releases a Set of her Reggae Songs
Eljuri – Resiste – La colección Reggae de Eljuri (Manovill Records, 2019) New York-based Ecuadorian singer and guitarist Cecilia Villar Eljuri, better known as Eljuri,…
KCRW’s World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl to Present Reggae Night XVIII
The 2019 KCRW World Festival at the Hollywood Bowl will present Reggae Night XVIII on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. The artists featured…
Africa Oyé Announces Headliners for 2019 festival
The Garifuna Collective from Belize and celebrated reggae artist Horace Andy will headline the 27th annual Africa Oyé festival this summer in the UK. Africa…
Masterful Harmonies and Acoustic Reggae from The Green
The Green – Black & White (Easy Star Records, 2019) Successful Hawaii-based reggae band The Green has recreated some of its most iconic songs in…
Rocky Dawuni’s Reggae for Positive change
On Beats of Zion, African reggae star Rocky Dawuni continues to demonstrate he’s one of the most exciting artists coming out of Africa. His style…
Rocky Dawuni To Release Beats Of Zion in March 2019
Rocky Dawuni, the international world music and reggae star, global ambassador and humanitarian activist, has announced the release of his 7th studio album Beats of…