Though reggae was en vogue in Europe and New York in 1979, Clint O’Neil had to convince radio officials at WLRN, FM 91.3, of the music’s popularity so they would put his Sounds of the Caribbean ...

You could hear it on mainstream radio in 1978, courtesy of The Police, and if you're in Britain, you can hear it on the airwaves today, in the music of Birmingham-born MC Lady Leshurr: reggae's ...

NEW YORK - Gil Bailey was a legendary broadcaster on Caribbean radio for more than half a century. For many Caribbean-American New Yorkers he was the voice they listened to for news, culture and music ...

The California Roots and Arts Festival has teamed up with Ineffable Music Group and SiriusXM Radio to create a new program on the satellite radio giant's reggae channel, The Joint. By Patricia ...

Broadcast legend Gil Bailey, who brought Caribbean music to the tri-state area and whose career spanned 50 years at four different local radio stations, died of COVID-19 earlier this week at the age ...

Reggae is a unique fusion of local folk music with outside influences. The local folk music was a Jamaican form called mento – which used saxophones, flutes, bamboo fifes, PVC pipes, banjos, violins, ...

PEMBROKE PINES, Florida — Reggae Global Radio (RGR), an internet station, is scheduled to make its debut today. General Manager Marlon Burrell, says it will have an international cast with broad ...

Veteran reggae broadcaster David Rodigan is to join BBC Radio 1Xtra, just weeks after he quit an award-winning show on a commercial station after 20 years. The 61-year-old, who is the UK's foremost ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canadian reggae ...

Jamaica’s first reggae radio station, IRIE FM, debuted on the island’s airwaves in August 1990. In Jamaican Rastafarian parlance, “irie” means good, cool, nice, and the station utilized a simple ...

Reggae is a unique fusion of local folk music with outside influences. The local folk music was a Jamaican form called mento, but in the 40s and 50s Jamaicans were also listening to music from the US ...