Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in ...

Girlz Rule: Jamaica's Allyson Swaby drives past Brazil's Marta during their women's World Cup match in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday Aug. 2, 2023. It ended in a 0-0 tie, moving Jamaica to the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — For decades, the sound of Jamaica has been reggae, the infectious, uniquely syncopated music that transformed the small Caribbean island into a cultural powerhouse. But the ...

ATLANTA - The Jamaica National Dance Theater Company is taking its 60th-anniversary tour to the Atlanta Symphony Hall. It will be the company’s first performance since 2005. The performers are happy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. June 1977: Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and guitarist Bob Marley (1945 - 1981) in London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty ...

The ceiling is low and the lights are even lower on "Reggae Revolution" nights at Broad Ripple's Casba nightclub. The scene suits this basement dance party, where attendees slap the ceiling and fire ...

Reggae singer Norris Man delivered a commanding set that resonated deeply with fans of conscious music on Friday night during ...

A legendary lineup of artistes opened Barbados Reggae Weekend 2026 on Friday to the delight of a jam-packed Kensington Oval, proving that reggae is still as hot as ever. The aptly named Mount Gay ...

Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae star whose lead role in the 1972 cult-movie sensation “The Harder They Come” helped introduce the pulsating island dance beat to a global audience, has died. He was 81 ...