When you think about the musical heritage of Jamaica, your instant thought is likely to head towards a combination of reggae, ska, rocksteady and dancehall. For a tiny island nation, the wealth it has ...

But it wasn’t until 1985 that Jammy definitively put himself ahead of the pack and established himself as one of the best reggae producers of the decade. A dancehall singer he’d worked with ...

Reggae legend Max Romeo passed away today (April 11) at age 80. DancehallMag understands that the singer, whose real name was Maxie Smith, succumbed to heart complications at a private medical ...

“It’s reggae from our era. Nothing against dancehall — I love dancehall. But in the dancehall world, there’s a lot of politics. Also, some of those dancehall artists charge a huge ...

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Sly and Robbie, who were previously known for their more laid-back reggae and dub stylings, were introducing a new digitized sound to dancehall at the time. Rather than relying on instruments like ...

Magazine. C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Max Romeo, the reggae singer known for "War Ina Babylon" and "Chase the Devil," died on Friday, April 11. He was 80. His official Facebook page announced his ...

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Reggae icon Max Romeo has died. The musician — who’s known for hits like “Chase The Devil” and “War Ina Babylon” — passed away after heart complications in Jamaica’s Saint Andrew P ...

For many outside of Jamaica, Third World provided their first exposure to reggae. Courtesy photo One of the longest performing reggae bands of all time, Jamaica’s Third World continues to ...

Max Romeo, the reggae legend who broke through with a pioneering rude boy classic and soundtracked the political turmoil of 1970s Jamaica, died last Friday, April 11, The Guardian reports.