Island Records owner Chris Blackwell offered American Danny Holloway the job opportunity of a lifetime, helping to introduce reggae and Bob Marley to the States.
Written by Dan Ubick
Multi-instrumentalist/producer Dennis Bovell helped cement reggae’s legacy in the U.K.
Written by David Katz
United Kingdom,
Marcus Garvey was a powerful symbol of pro-Black pride and self-determination. After his death he acheived an almost mythical status, inspiring countless musical tributes.
Written by Steven Burkholder
Here’s a selection of seven that don’t clash—just a few of the many songs inspired by the life, work, and words of Marcus Garvey.
Written by Steven Burkholder
Chris Blackwell, one of the creative world’s best-known entrepreneurs, founded Island Records in Jamaica in 1959.
Written by David Katz
U-Roy was known as the Originator because he transformed the deejay, making incidental figures attached to sound systems into actual stars.
Written by David Katz
Bunny Lee is one of the key figures of Jamaican popular music. An active force in one form or another during the last four and half decades, Lee started out as a record plugger....
Written by David Katz
Jamaica,
Guitarist Junior Marvin had a choice: join the Wailers or Stevie Wonder...
Written by Chris Williams
An interview with writer Heather Augustyn.
Written by Seb Carayol
Mikey Dread was one of those unique artists that Jamaica produces every so often—his musical creations and nonconformist personality indicating a man cut from a different cloth.
Written by David Katz
Jamaica,
United Kingdom,
Jimmy Cliff is one of reggae’s true pioneers. Helping to inaugurate the Beverley’s Records label in the early 1960s....
Written by David Katz
Jamaica,
Jamaica,
An excerpt from People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee “Scratch” Perry
Written by David Katz
Jamaica ,
Jamaica,
Jamaica,
Barrington Levy, the most important and best-admired vocalist to emerge from the early dancehall movement, discusses his past, present and future.
Written by David Katz