It is said that great things happen during great times, and great people become great during great times. This must have been true in Trench Town back in the...

Island Records founder Chris Blackwell once said that Jamaican music’s influence is totally disproportionate to its size. We like to call Jamaica the loudest island in the...

The effect that Reggae has had on the world is most poignant when considering Africa’s place in the modern world. Africa is a bone of contention for all who invoke her...

Winston "Burning Spear" Rodney was born in the small town of Saint Anne’s Bay in 1948. He grew up in a town of straightforward country...

That ol’ boy Socrates was certainly on to something when he uttered the very introspective phrase; “An unexamined life is not worth...

The entire Jamaican musical movement involved a lot of different factions. From the most sophisticated businessmen and politicians to tough-minded...

The banana boat. The quintessential image of Caribbean island labor. It is the visual pun to a host of old jokes and jibes directed at people of West Indian...

The Wailers were among the first American Garage bands. They were the first Reggae act to be signed to an international record label: Chris Blackwell and Island...

If there was ever man whose life was filled with the wild winds of emotions, good and bad, it was Peter Tosh. This was a man who never doubted his...

The word fire adorns many an album cover and is included in countless song titles. Reggae artists refer to burning everything from herb in their fonta leaf, to the Babylonian...