Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in ...

The prolific musician released dozens of albums and even more singles throughout his lifetime Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

Bob Marley performed at the Smile Jamaica Concert two days after being shot, showing his commitment to peace and making one of the most powerful statements of his career. Marley’s 1977 album “Exodus” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. February is widely acknowledged as Black History Month, but did you know it is also Reggae Month? Every year since 1926, Black ...

Cocoa Tea, the legendary reggae singer from Jamaica, has died at age 65, the Jamaican Gleaner reported. Malvia Scott, the singer’s wife, told the news outlet that her husband died Tuesday morning, ...

KINGSTON (Reuters) - The main event at fight night in Kingston, a popular boxing showcase, was hours away, but the crowd at the National Stadium's indoor arena, from the young and hip to the elderly, ...

The reggae singer won a Grammy in 2016 with his family group Morgan Heritage Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has ...

Legendary reggae singer Jimmy Cliff, who helped bring reggae music to a global audience, has died. He was 81. His wife, Latifa Chambers, announced the news on Instagram on Monday. “It’s with profound ...

Peter “Peetah” Anthony Morgan, the lead singer for the award-winning reggae group Morgan Heritage, has died on Sunday at the age of 46, according to multiple media sources. Morgan’s family confirmed ...

Reggae singer and songwriter Calvin George Scott, famously known as Cocoa Tea, has died, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced on Instagram. He was 65. Cocoa Tea’s wife, Malvia Scott, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. June 1977: Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and guitarist Bob Marley (1945 - 1981) in London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty ...

Every year since 1926, Black History Month has been honored in February — but did you know that since 2008, February has also been officially designated Reggae Month in Jamaica? The history and ...