Their sound, known as roots reggae, centered on the lives of ordinary people in Jamaica, blended with a heavy dollop of Black liberation and Rastafarianism. Until then, reggae had been seen ...

Anchored by its immortal lead single, ‘Police & Thieves’ provided a fortuitous career reinvention for roots reggae legend, Junior Murvin. By the time Junior Murvin released his debut album ...

Hundreds of reggae fans packed into the Le Molotov club in Marseille, France for super-charged performances during a Wednesday night edition of the successful ‘Roots and Culture 3’ tour with Lutan ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The ‘Roots and Culture 3’ tour which featured the reggae warriors Lutan Fyah, Jah Mason, and Zhayna successfully completed a gruelling 25-city tour across Europe last week ...

Max Romeo, the celebrated roots reggae vocalist whose political anthems soundtracked a period of upheaval in his native Jamaica, died on Friday, April 11, of complications relating to a heart ...

Las Vegas(KLAS)-Las Vegas’ largest Roots Reggae festival Reggae in the Desert returns to the Clark County Amphitheatre Saturday, April 19, 2025, for its 22nd year. General admission tickets are on ...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The largest Roots Reggae festival in Las Vegas, Reggae in the Desert, is set to return for its 22nd year at the Clark County Amphitheater on Saturday, April 19, 2025.

This summer marks the end of the drought with not one but two reggae festivals coming to Quebec: the roots-reggae leaning Trois-Rivières Reggae Fest, Aug. 22 to 24, and what appears to be a more ...

Back in Jamaica, Romeo became involved in the burgeoning roots reggae scene. His music grew increasingly political, resulting in revolutionary anthems like “Let the Power Fall on I,” which ...