Singing Melody puts reggae spin on Smokey Robinson and the Miracles’ 1960s hit

Popular reggae singer Singing Melody recently recorded a cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles’ timeless R&B classic Tracks ...
Guyana Chronicle

Try Jah Love: The death of Stephen Coore

I CANNOT speak for another person. I can only express how I feel about music, books and movies and the way they have shaped my life, though I do believe that ...
Jamaicans.com

Who Was Stephen “Cat” Coore? The Third World Man From the Land of Creation

Stephen “Cat” Coore’s musical genius was transcendent, his contributions to music innumerable, making his loss all the more ...

Bob Marley & the Wailers

Today, we revisit the ubiquitous 1984 Bob Marley compilation Legend, a woefully incomplete portrait of the Jamaican artist ...
Lookout Local Santa Cruz

Legendary Jamaican percussionist Larry McDonald to deliver MLK keynote

By Emily Wilson Larry McDonald has been a hand percussionist for over 60 years. While he may not be a household name, his ...
KJCT8

Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dead at 81

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and ...
WTSP

6 notable songs from Jimmy Cliff, the reggae star who has died at 81

NEW YORK(AP) — The story of Jimmy Cliff, who has died at age 81, is in part the story of reggae itself. Like so many Jamaican teens of his time, he moved to Kingston in the early 1960s and joined a ...