Reggae is a unique fusion of local folk music with outside influences. The local folk music was a Jamaican form called mento, but in the 40s and 50s Jamaicans were also listening to music from the US ...
David Rodigan showcases his love for all types of reggae music. With classic roots and reggae from the 60s to the present, he celebrates its back catalogue and looks to its future David Rodigan ...
The movement had first developed in the UK in the 1950s and 60s when large ... could be forgotten. "Reggae sound systems in the UK span so many different genres of music and spawned so many ...
Fast forward 60 years to the second annual Caribbean Music Awards, held on Aug. 29 at ... the very essence of reggae,” Griffiths reflected on her 1964 career-launching performance, which led ...