LONG BEACH – Capleton, the controversial Jamaican reggae singer whose lyrics glorify killing gay people, has been booted off the bill of this weekend’s Ragga Muffins Festival, organizers said.

"Who likes roots music? Who's a roots lover?" asked dreadlocked master of ceremonies Spliff Skanking. It was a purely rhetorical question, seeing as how almost every single person in the Bill Graham ...

Walking into a dark and sparsely occupied arena around 2 p.m. on Saturday, sliding on the loose floor-protection squares while rushing to the stage where Richie Spice was about to perform, it was ...

Up-and-coming reggae artiste Ragga Jahmari, born Raheem Burrell, is hoping to launch his music career even further with his inclusion in this year’s staging of Rastafest in Canada come August. Ragga ...

Sponsored by Joe Coffey Music and Lightwarriorhealings. We are bringing a Fantastic night of Ragga/Jungle/Reggae and Dub to the middle of Liverpool City Centre at the Historical Zanzibar. We bring the ...

Harare — WHEN talented rapper Decibel - real name Daniel Mazhindu - relocated to the Diaspora several years ago, he left a yawning void in local music circles that was difficult to fill. His hits such ...

Reggae and dancehall pioneer Sugar Minott died Saturday at a hospital in Kingston, Jamaica, after suffering from a heart-related ailment. He was 54. Lincoln Barrington "Sugar" Minott loved the music ...

Reggae music has been around in various incarnations for several decades, originally arising out of the vibrant ska movement of Jamaica and permutating into several micro-genres including roots, dub, ...

Strangely underrepresented in the annals of pop music-- even by the standards of overlooked pioneers-- the Ragga Twins are rescued from the dustbin of history by Soul Jazz, which presents this 2xCD ...