(Kingston – Jamaica 18th, January 2011) “When music is a part of you, there’s nothing you can do but share it,” so says Keera Rootz who describes herself as “eclectic.”
Keera Rootz, the upcoming roots/reggae artiste from the Kleva Roots Family Production label, believes message must be in the music and despite her desire to [...]

[ July 18, 2010; ] Junior Reid’s new reggae album, Living Legend, is currently scheduled for release in August 2010.

Details of Junior Reid’s forthcoming reggae release are still sketchy, but reggae music fans are looking forward to between 16 and 18 tracks of new material on Living Legend. Reid’s work is nearly complete as the artist reports that he’s currently [...]

[ February 27, 2010; 12:00 am to 11:30 pm. ] The 17th annual Bob Marley Movements of Jah People Caribbean Festival and Food Drive is scheduled to take place on February 27, 2010 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami.

This day-long festival features a variety of international food and an arts and crafts marketplace. This years festival features: Stephen Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Julian [...]

History of Dancehall music
Dancehall music first became popular in the late 1970s, a decade after dub music had already demonstrated the rich possibilities for reggae subgenres. Dancehall began in the Jamaican dancehalls as when people wanted something different from the roots rock that dominated the Jamaican music scene at that time. Local soundsystems began experimenting [...]