Top: Copeland Forbes Bottom: Peter Tosh The annual Peter Tosh Symposium, in keeping with the spirit of the fiery artist, was this year not without controversy. The singer’s former manager, Copeland
Charlie Chaplin--- DEEJAY Charlie Chaplin, who was scheduled to perform at the two-day Reggae Geel Festival in Belgium alongside old sparring partners Josey Wales and Brigadier Jerry, has been declared
By Davina Henry--- File Dane Lewis--- Amid continuous cancellations of shows for several of dancehall and reggae's top international acts, J-FLAG's (The Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays) executive
Copeland Forbes--- By Shereita Grizzle-- Billboard magazine's findings in their 2014 year-end publication, showing how poorly Jamaican reggae acts fared in comparison to non-Jamaican acts for the year, has left a bitter
Copeland Forbes---- By Shereita Grizzle-- Reggae and Jamaica have been inextricably linked since its origin in the 1960s. The genre of music is considered to be 'the heart and soul' of
John Holt (left) and Beres Hammond pay their respects to Dennis Brown in song at Brown's 53rd birthday celebrations in downtown Kingston in 2010. File photos By Shereita Grizzle---- On Sunday
By Howard Campbell- Peter Tosh- KINGSTON, Jamaica -- With powerful songs such as ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ and ‘400 Years,’ Peter Tosh ranks among pop music's most militant artists. Tosh,
Desi Jones By Shereita Grizzle--- Popular reggae backing band, The 809 Band will reunite this summer at Roy Wilkins Park in New York City for the 50th anniversary musical tribute to Marcia Griffiths. According
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston--- Lloyd Stanbury--- REGGAE'S plummeting sales in the United States will be the focus of a panel discussion at the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, scheduled for
New York, NY----- International Reggae Queen Marcia Griffiths and legendary reggae/gospel singer Judy Mowatt, two thirds of the world famous I-Threes group, who provided backing vocals for reggae superstar Bob Marley in the 70's, were