South Florida arts enthusiasts will soon be able to take a trip to Jamaica without getting on a boat or plane. Jamaica’s National Dance Theater Company will be transporting local audiences to the ...

Travelers to Jamaica will find an array of music and cultural events taking place across the island this summer, highlighted by the 31st year of the Reggae Sumfest concert series. The island’s music, ...

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 ...

In Jamaican music’s immediate family, there are reggae, dancehall, ska, rocksteady, dub and mento and Nyabinghi. Close cousins? That would be hip-hop, reggaeton, EDM and Afrobeats. Learn about all the ...

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Jamaica’s tourism industry is experiencing a robust and promising post-COVID rebound as visitors flock back to the island rich in culture and history. According to travelpulse.com, Jamaica welcomed ...

Carnival in Jamaica is back and invites visitors and locals alike to experience the incredible atmosphere across the island. The weeklong celebrations taking place from April 12-18 will witness a sea ...

The official funeral of Jimmy Cliff will take place at the National Indoor Sports Centre from 10am on Wednesday 17 December ...

Pioneering Jamaican dancer, choreographer, educator and cultural icon Barbara Requa passed away on February 22, at the age of 90. As a founding member of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC), ...

In Jamaica during the 1950s, people began to gather in parks and on beaches, partying to music that was spun by entrepreneurial disc jockeys and piped through outdoor loudspeakers. This quirk of ...

HUGEL’s Jamaican (Bam Bam) passes seven million streams as the French DJ confirms his Australian tour for January 2026.

Ewart "U-Roy" Beckford, who transformed the Jamaican art of toasting, or deejaying, from a sound system phenomenon into a hit-making art form that deeply influenced generations of dancehall artists as ...