1978 Classic Film 'Rockers,' With Feel-Good Anthem Ranked Among ‘Best Movie Soundtracks’ of All Time

The 1978 Jamaican film Rockers was ranked its soundtrack No. 52 on “101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time” list. The ranking ...
Global Voices Online

Two Jamaican reggae artists with rural roots pass on, leaving echoes of the 1990s

Two Jamaican artists, Cocoa Tea and Determine, passed away recently, leaving behind a legacy of “conscious” reggae music that was especially popular in the 1990s even as the dancehall genre expanded ...
KHON2

Beloved reggae artist, Fiji, passes away at 55

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A heartbreaking loss in the Hawaii music community. Renowned Fijian-Hawaiian artist, George Veikoso, popularly known as Fiji, has passed away at the age of 55. He died on Wednesday, ...
Rolling Out

Reggae icon Jimmy Cliff dies at 81 after brief illness

Jimmy Cliff, the pioneering reggae artist who helped transform Jamaican music into a global phenomenon, has died at age 81. His wife, Latifa Chambers, shared the heartbreaking news Monday through a ...
Phoenix New Times

‘A true Rasta’: Remembering Phoenix reggae icon Tony Culture

Arizona reggae artist Tony Culture was what Gabriel Brunelle, a friend and former collaborator, calls “a good human with a profound love for everyone.” The Jamaican-born artist wasn’t shy about it, ...