Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Jamaican music is suddenly the ubiquitous chaser to this summer's nasty shot of a heatwave. Rising star Cham's "Ghetto ...

Reggae music has been around in various incarnations for several decades, originally arising out of the vibrant ska movement of Jamaica and permutating into several micro-genres including roots, dub, ...

Reggae music pioneer Bob Marley died at the too-young age of 36 in 1981 from melanoma. But his music lives forever in the hearts of music fans, if sales are an indication. His 1984 "Legend" best-of ...

The 1978 Jamaican film Rockers was ranked its soundtrack No. 52 on "101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time" list. The ranking placed the reggae-heavy collection alongside some of the most celebrated ...

Reggae's no different from other struggling genres: Promoters need to invoke the name of a legend, in this case Bob Marley, to attract a good-sized crowd. On a busman's holiday from their own solo ...