Word In Black This post was originally published on Afro From country and gospel to jazz and rhythm and blues, ...

Although Bravo! Vail grew from a small chamber music series in the late 1980s to a full summer festival of international orchestras, chamber music remains at the heart of its programming. This year, ...

Only three countries globally start with 'J'. These are Japan, Jamaica, and Jordan. Japan is known for technology and ...

Kwéyòl / Creole, is much more than a cookbook. The collection of 100 recipes also chronicles Nina’s culinary journey from her ...

ICONIC Jamaican singer-songwriter Cocoa Tea, best known for his 90s hit song Riker’s Island, has died aged 65. The reggae singer, born Calvin Scott, passed away early on Tuesday morning at a … ...

A new documentary, Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul, tells Douglas’s story and the story of reggae in Toronto. The Canadian music legend joins Tom Power to talk about the film, and how he went ...

If this rendition goes well, Davidson said they hope to host an even larger outdoor festival next summer. CARIBBEAN QUEENS FESTIVAL - TACOMA April 6, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., caribbeanqueens.net ...

Music is one of the best windows into a culture—and nowhere is that more evident than Jamaica.The Caribbean country is known for its sound above all else, having gifted the globe with six genres ...

4. Listen to music. Music has a positive effect on psychological, physical, and social well-being. Like people in other countries, Jamaicans listen to many genres of music, such as roots reggae, dance ...

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 abou… ...

On the night of October 12, 2023, Jamaican musician and educator Michael “Ibo” Cooper, who played a seminal role in the development of reggae music, helping to create the sunny, accessible, ...