News Jamaica Music: Exploring Mento, the Jamaican Folk Music That Helped Give Birth to Reggae
Mento at the Half Moon resort in Jamaica. Nearly everyone who travels to Jamaica has heard of Bob Marley and reggae music, but far fewer know about mento, the traditional folk music of rural Jamaica ...
News Jamaica Music: Jamaican reggae star Chronixx confirms he has been working with Rihanna
The Jamaican singer, real name Jamar McNaughton ... “Most of the people who have made music with Rihanna and have worked with her, it has been in a similar way. “Because, as I said, this is a whole ...
News Jamaica Music: Jamaican Jerk Festival Returns To Southeast Queens
Jamaican Jerk Festival Returns To Southeast Queens - Jamaica, NY - Jamaican jerk cooking has a starring role in the ninth annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival this weekend in Southeast Queens.
News Jamaica Music: New Music To Know This Week: Lila Iké Brings Us To Jamaica, Doe Paoro Reclaims Her Song & More
Ever since my first job at MTV working as a music programmer, I can't stop trying to match people with music they might like. So, I wrote a book calledRecord Collecting for Girls and started interviewing musicians. The Music Concierge is a column where I share music I'm listening to that you
News Jamaica Music: Music In The Air At Allerton Overlook At Brookline's Olmsted Park
"A lot of people are aware of their own parks in their backyards — Jamaica Pond ... hoping that if people visit one park for some good music they will then go to all the different parks to ...
News Jamaica Music: Bankra Caribbean Festival In Jamaica Honors Miss Lou's Legacy
5th Bankra Festival In Jamaica Celebrates Miss Lou - Jamaica, NY - The fifth annual Bankra festival showcasing Caribbean folk music, art and culture will celebrate Jamaican poet and folklorist Miss Lou.
News Jamaica Music: Jamaica's underdog 'Reggae Girlz' ready to take on World Cup
They don't have tons of money, sponsors or flashy practice facilities but they didn't let that stop them: Jamaica's 'Reggae Girlz', the women's national football team that did not even exist a few years ago, are heading to France to do battle for the World Cup. With the help
News Jamaica Music: Jamaica's Reggae Girlz seek change in culture through World Cup
Despite being the daughter of Jamaica's most famous son, Cedella Marley still remembers the schoolyard bodyshaming she experienced as a teenager while growing up competing at netball and swimming. "I ...
News Jamaica Music: 13 Big-Ticket Events Coming Up Near Jamaica Plain
JAMAICA PLAIN, MA — Boston Calling Music Festival - Sunday Pass. Miss Saigon. Jonas Brothers. The Lion King. These are just a few of the big-ticket events coming up in the Jamaica Plain area ...
News Jamaica Music: Jamaica’s ‘Voices for Climate Change’ spreads its message with music
From reggae and dancehall music to jingles extolling the virtues of everything from laundry detergent to fast food, the way to any Jamaican’s heart is through song — prompting Panos Caribbean, a media ...
News Jamaica Music: Jamaica has made an ‘extraordinary’ economic turnaround | Opinion
Jamaica is well known for its beautiful beaches, Bob Marley and its reggae music. What is less known, however, is that the Caribbean island started a silent revolution after being one of the most ...
News Jamaica Music: Jamaica and Nigeria connect in Walshy Fire’s “No Negative Vibes” video
After touring across Africa as ⅓ of Major Lazer, the producer and MC saw beyond what he referred to as his “Jamaican bubble” for the first time, bringing the new and the familiar into frame ...
