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Sharon Althea Marley (born 23 November 1964) is a Jamaican singer-songwriter. The first child of Rita Marley and adopted daughter of Bob Marley, Marley first gained recognition in...
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The Harbourfront Centre’s Island Soul Festival served as the official public launch of Reggae Month Canada, a new national cultural initiative celebrating the enduring...
The history of Canadian reggae has long been a mystery for many students of the music. The Jamaica Music Atlas, a multi-faceted platform compiled...
Dancehall artiste Razor B has reignited a long-standing conversation about the challenges facing reggae and dancehall artists in Canada through his viral social media...
Soca star Kevin Lyttle of St. Vincent goes chart hunting with ‘Island Ting’, a song on which he collaborates with Jamaican dancehall deejay Charly...
For most of his 35-year career, Don Yute has had fans rocking to songs like ‘Golden Child’ and ‘Loving in Excess’ (with Wayne Wonder)....
For decades, Errol D. Bean has been known in Jamaica as an educator, communications professional, and celebrated literary voice. Yet alongside that distinguished public...
As Jamaica celebrates its 64th anniversary of Independence, entrepreneur Kacy ‘G City’ Rankine is among the Jamaicans using his success overseas to keep the...
Forty-five years after first emerging from Kitchener, Ontario, pioneering reggae band Messenjah is proving its story is far from over. Today, the group releases...
Like any artist with their ears to the ground, Jimmy Magnum has a sense of what’s hot on the scene. ‘After Midnight’, his latest...
In reggae music, legacy is often passed from one generation to the next. For sisters Lydia and Shema Sutherland, that legacy has become both...
Guinean reggae singer Takana Zion teams-up with Warrior King on ‘Few Words’, his latest song which he produced. Recently released, it continues his relationship...
Veteran multi-hyphenate talks about OD The first time Mikie Bennett heard a song he wrote played on the radio he shelved his ambitions of...
As reggae legend Jay Douglas prepares to receive the 2026 Reggae North Living Legend Award, audiences are also discovering the acclaimed filmmaker who brought...
Sharon Althea Marley (born 23 November 1964) is a Jamaican singer-songwriter. The first child of Rita Marley and adopted daughter of Bob Marley, Marley first gained recognition in...
Two of the most consistent reggae production labels in Canada, Phylani Music and Tasjay Productions, have combined to create the ‘My Turn Riddim’ Compilation. The eight...
Pastor Jumu Grant grew up listening to a potpourri of music in his native Trinidad and Tobago — everything from the calypso of David...
In a year filled with fresh talent and unexpected nominations, one name on the 2025 Reggae North Music Awards (RNMA) nominee list is turning...
Reggae star Glen Washington has great hopes for his latest album, ‘Just Giving Thanks’, which was released on May 30. The Atlanta-based singer released...
‘Reggae Ambassador’, Qshan Deya’s fourth album, was released on May 9. It is a collaboration with House of Riddim, a respected band from Austria....
As a youth in Reunion, Black Nation discovered Rastafari and roots-reggae through the songs of Bob Marley. That faith, and sound, inspire his own...
Before gun-touting lyrics dominated dancehall music in the 1980s, Jamaican music had its share of satirists who reveled in the double entendre and poked...