The California Roots and Arts Festival has teamed up with Ineffable Music Group and SiriusXM Radio to create a new program on the satellite radio giant's reggae channel, The Joint. By Patricia ...
Though reggae was en vogue in Europe and New York in 1979, Clint O’Neil had to convince radio officials at WLRN, FM 91.3, of the music’s popularity so they would put his Sounds of the Caribbean ...
Broadcast legend Gil Bailey, who brought Caribbean music to the tri-state area and whose career spanned 50 years at four different local radio stations, died of COVID-19 earlier this week at the age ...
PEMBROKE PINES, Florida — Reggae Global Radio (RGR), an internet station, is scheduled to make its debut today. General Manager Marlon Burrell, says it will have an international cast with broad ...
Spin the FM dial and there’s no shortage of reggae music to be heard. Commercial juggernaut WEDR-FM (99.1) gives time to the latest hits out of Kingston, a slew of local pirate stations pump out a ...
Sir Walford poses in the WCDB on-air studio on the 3rd floor of the UAlbany Campus Center with Bill McCann, who has hosted a Saturday morning jazz show for 39 years that segues into Sir Walford's ...
I’m looking forward to sharing some of the music that has helped shaped me and that I listened to growing up - some of the songs and artists that have represented my home, Jamaica, across the globe - ...
Monday night marked the Hall's 25th annual induction ceremony. In the class of five: The Stooges, the Hollies, ABBA, Genesis and reggae star Jimmy Cliff. Cliff is the second reggae artist, after Bob ...
As Vybez Radio marks its momentous 4th anniversary this month, one thing is certain; the radio station has profoundly resonated as a trailblazing powerhouse with an unwavering dedication to raising ...
Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican musician and actor who helped propel reggae into the international spotlight, has died at 81 years old. The singer-songwriter was known for hits such as "Many Rivers to Cross ...
Flip through the local radio channels and it won’t be long until you hear a reggae song. The characteristic one drop drumming and offbeat-emphasized rhythm dominates popular music in the islands, and ...
A 24-hour dedicated reggae radio station was formally launched today in the shape of Irie 98.3 FM.The channel, formerly operating as KJAZ on 98.1, will feature local and international reggae artists ...