The Roots Man Project will play at Vino Godfather's reopening after their winter hiatus. Photo courtesy Roots Man Project ...

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The story of Lloyd Knibb, the Skatalites drummer whose innovative rhythms helped shape ska and influence Jamaican music ...

His hit single “2 Pretty” is a hot record in the streets of Jamaica and continues to gain momentum on the dancehall scene.

The world of music is mourning the loss of reggae icon Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, who passed away on January 26, 2026, at the age of 73. Known as one half of the legendary rhythm duo Sly & Robbie, Dunbar ...

Drummer helped to define the sound of roots reggae and dancehall, and worked with stars including the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Grace Jones Sly Dunbar, the Jamaican musician and producer who ...

Lowell Fillmore “Sly” Dunbar, a Jamaican drummer and one-half of the production duo Sly and Robbie, has died at the age of 73, sources confirmed to The Guardian. “About 7 o’clock this morning, I went ...

Lowell “Sly” Dunbar, the reggae drummer who helped define the sound of Jamaican music for decades, died Monday. He was 73. Dunbar had been in poor health and died at his home in Kingston, according to ...

The two-time Grammy winner was half of the influential rhythm section Sly & Robbie with bassist Robbie Shakespeare. By The Associated Press Two-time Grammy Award-winning reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, who ...

With Reggae Month three weeks away, Ewan Simpson, chairman of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA), says a full slate of activities are planned for February. But in an interview with the ...

Few genres have had such an international impact, while remaining so geographically specific, as reggae. The best reggae albums are Jamaican through and through, and though there are other small ...