Where the island had previously been used as a backdrop or setting for films featuring foreign, non-Jamaican cast and crew — see Dr.No (1962), or Papillon (1973) — Jamaican creators took back ...

Two Jamaican artists, Cocoa Tea and Determine, passed away recently, leaving behind a legacy of “conscious” reggae music that was especially popular in the 1990s even as the dancehall genre expanded ...

Dubai: Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter veteran, Cocoa Tea, dies at 65 after suffering a cardiac arrest. Born Calvin George Scott, Cocoa Tea’s death was confirmed by his wife Malvia Scott.

Reggae in to the mainstream. In 1966 Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia visited Jamaica – an important moment for the religious movement Rastafari which saw him as the messiah - 100,000 ...

The British Home Office has denied entry to some Jamaican dancehall singers because of their homophobic lyrics, most infamously Beenie Man (“I’m dreaming of a new Jamaica, come to execute all ...

Jamaican reggae legends Israel Vibration appropriately titled one of their recent albums “Stamina.” Creating classic roots music for more than 40 years, the revered vocal group is often ...

A two-time Grammy nominee, included in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “200 Greatest Singers of All Time,” Luciano had been scheduled to perform at Da Playground on May 15, with special ...

THE BRAATA SINGERS will mark their 15th Anniversary with STILL STANDING, a jubilant Off-Broadway celebration of Caribbean music and folklore. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter veteran, Cocoa Tea, dies at 65 after suffering a cardiac arrest. Born Calvin George ...