The Jamaican music legend helped pioneer “electro reggae,” a fusion of reggae and electronic music in the 1980s. Garth Dennis, the Jamaican music legend credited among the architects of “electro ...
It’s no secret that London in the 1980s was segregated. There was, for one, a stark contrast between the punk rock–obsessed white youth culture and the black youth culture that was madly in love with ...
In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...
A new reissue marks the 40th anniversary of “Under Me Sleng Teng,” considered one of dancehall’s first digital songs and, with over 500 versions, among the most recycled. By Patricia Meschino In 1984, ...
After earning a rare recognition from the United Nations, we look at this genre whose fluid, lilting grooves and pulsating rhythms thrived on the fringes of global showbiz trends for five decades.
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