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Ken Boothe Named 2026 Jamaica Music Museum Hall of Fame Inductee

Ken Boothe Named 2026 Jamaica Music Museum Hall of Fame Inductee

Ken Boothe will be inducted into the Jamaica Music Museum Hall of Fame at the Reggae Gold Awards on Friday, February 27, 2026, inside the National Arena at 7:30 p.m.

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Yeza Brings Rude Girl Roots Energy to Lost In Time 2026

Yeza Brings Rude Girl Roots Energy to Lost In Time 2026

Yeza, a rising roots reggae artiste, will perform Saturday night at Hope Gardens and says she was surprised to be invite...

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Third World to Honour Cat Coore With Tribute at Wickie Wackie

Third World to Honour Cat Coore With Tribute at Wickie Wackie

Third World will dedicate its Wickie Wackie Foundation Night set to Cat Coore, marking a public tribute to the founding ...

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Home Reggae Sound Systems, Setup, Tuning and Community Etiquette

Home Reggae Sound Systems, Setup, Tuning and Community Etiquette

This practical guide walks through building and running a small home or community reggae sound system, from choosing har...

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Shenseea Shows Musical Maturity on Introspective Reggae Single Time For Me

Shenseea Shows Musical Maturity on Introspective Reggae Single Time For Me

Shenseea shifts toward melodic, introspective reggae on single Time For Me, signaling a roots-leaning, mature sound that...

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Six60 Unveil Right Here Right Now Fusing Reggae, Pop and Roots

Six60 Unveil Right Here Right Now Fusing Reggae, Pop and Roots

Six60 release Right Here Right Now, a live-recorded album blending reggae, pop and roots that aims for an intimate, in-t...

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27th Victoria Ska and Reggae Festival Runs June 24-28 with Expanded Footprint

27th Victoria Ska and Reggae Festival Runs June 24-28 with Expanded Footprint

Victoria Ska and Reggae Festival runs June 24-28 with an expanded footprint, mixing free Ship Point daytime shows and ti...

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Reggae Rise Up Acquires Austin Reggae Festival; 2026 Lineup Revealed

Reggae Rise Up Acquires Austin Reggae Festival; 2026 Lineup Revealed

Reggae Rise Up has taken co-ownership of the Austin Reggae Festival and released the Apr 17-19, 2026 lineup at Auditoriu...

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Alovera Meets Lord Vadher Launch Roots Congo Dubs Digital Release on Bandcamp

Alovera Meets Lord Vadher Launch Roots Congo Dubs Digital Release on Bandcamp

Alovera and producer Lord Vadher released Roots Congo Dubs digitally on Bandcamp, a set of instrumental and dubplate ver...

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Lovers Rock: British Reggae Night Feb 15 at Pon Top Kingston

Lovers Rock: British Reggae Night Feb 15 at Pon Top Kingston

Lovers’ rock night staged Feb. 15 at Pon Top Restaurant in Kingston, organised by photographer-broadcaster Steve James a...

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How Jamaican sound systems shaped reggae, dub, and collecting

How Jamaican sound systems shaped reggae, dub, and collecting

A concise primer explains Jamaican sound-system culture and practical tips for collectors, listeners, and home DJs. Lear...

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Keznamdi Wins Best Reggae Album at 68th GRAMMYs for BLXXD and FYAH

Keznamdi Wins Best Reggae Album at 68th GRAMMYs for BLXXD and FYAH

Keznamdi won the GRAMMY for Best Reggae Album for BLXXD & FYAH, marking his first Grammy and spotlighting an independent...

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2Cuz Production Drops Diff-Er-Ent Riddim Featuring Busy Signal, Capleton and Mia Taylor

2Cuz Production Drops Diff-Er-Ent Riddim Featuring Busy Signal, Capleton and Mia Taylor

2Cuz Production released the Diff-Er-Ent Riddim at the end of January, a multi-artist package featuring Busy Signal, Cap...

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dESH.DUBS and Ave Lynn release genre-blending single Détente worldwide

dESH.DUBS and Ave Lynn release genre-blending single Détente worldwide

dESH.DUBS and Ave Lynn released Détente, a genre-blending single available worldwide that explores reconciliation and in...

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First-Time Nominee Lila Iké to Open 2026 GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony

First-Time Nominee Lila Iké to Open 2026 GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony

Lila Iké, a first-time GRAMMY nominee, announced she will perform in the opening ensemble of the 2026 GRAMMY Awards Prem...

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Stephen Cat Coore, Reggae-Fusion Architect and Third World Co-Founder, Dies at 69

Stephen Cat Coore, Reggae-Fusion Architect and Third World Co-Founder, Dies at 69

Stephen "Cat" Coore, acclaimed guitarist, cellist and Third World co-founder, died suddenly on Jan 18, 2026; his reggae-...

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UNESCO recognition underscores reggae’s cultural role and transmission

UNESCO recognition underscores reggae’s cultural role and transmission

UNESCO inscribed Jamaican reggae on its Representative List in 2018, describing the music as an evolving fusion that ser...

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Eddie Tan Tan Thornton Dies, Brass Legend Who Shaped British Reggae

Eddie Tan Tan Thornton Dies, Brass Legend Who Shaped British Reggae

Eddie Tan Tan Thornton, the Jamaican born trumpeter whose playing bridged Jamaican musical traditions and the London sce...

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Reggae on the River announces first artist drop for August 2026

Reggae on the River announces first artist drop for August 2026

Reggae on the River released its first Phase 1 artist drop for August 14-16, 2026, pairing roots-era icons with contempo...

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Midas Riddim listing credited to Reality Sound includes tracks by four artists

Midas Riddim listing credited to Reality Sound includes tracks by four artists

Riddim World lists a Midas Riddim credited to Reality Sound, showing tracks by Sandeeno, Prince Malachi, Prince Alla & R...

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Reggae's roots, rhythms and global rise explained for listeners

Reggae's roots, rhythms and global rise explained for listeners

A practical primer on reggae's origins, rhythms, subgenres and cultural voice, and why those elements matter to listener...

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Wailers announce three-night Byron Bay residency for 50-year celebration

Wailers announce three-night Byron Bay residency for 50-year celebration

The Wailers revealed a three-night Byron Bay Bluesfest residency as part of a 50 Years of Positive Vibrations tour. nigh...

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How to build roots and dub playlists for listening and DJ sets

How to build roots and dub playlists for listening and DJ sets

Practical tips for assembling roots, dub and modern reggae playlists for listening, DJ sets, or study that keep vibe, ba...

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A Practical Roadmap to Collecting Reggae Vinyl Records

A Practical Roadmap to Collecting Reggae Vinyl Records

This guide explains how to start and grow a reggae vinyl collection, covering formats to prioritize, era by era collecti...

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Dancehall Star Chronic Law Held at Florida ICE Facility as Case Continues

Dancehall Star Chronic Law Held at Florida ICE Facility as Case Continues

dancehall star Chronic Law is being held at a Florida ICE facility amid conflicting reports about the charges and ongoin...

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Trench Town Culture Fest Feb. 4 to Fund Wailers Birthplace Restoration

Trench Town Culture Fest Feb. 4 to Fund Wailers Birthplace Restoration

Trench Town Culture Fest on Feb. 4 will raise funds and awareness for The Wailers' birthplace restoration and bring vete...

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Lowell Sly Dunbar, Sly and Robbie Drummer-Producer, Dies at 73

Lowell Sly Dunbar, Sly and Robbie Drummer-Producer, Dies at 73

Lowell Sly Dunbar, legendary drummer-producer and half of Sly & Robbie, died at 73; his rhythms helped define multiple e...

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The Slackers Unveil Political Five-Song EP Money Is King via Pirates Press

The Slackers Unveil Political Five-Song EP Money Is King via Pirates Press

The Slackers released a political five-song EP Money Is King via Pirates Press, pairing a Calypso classic with four orig...

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Pam Hall and Sadiki reimagine timeless duet for Valentine's Day

Pam Hall and Sadiki reimagine timeless duet for Valentine's Day

Skinny Bwoy Records announced a reimagined duet by Pam Hall and Sadiki, set for digital release Feb. 13, 2026 with a new...

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Ziggy Marley Added to Levitate Festival Lineup at Marshfield Fairgrounds

Ziggy Marley Added to Levitate Festival Lineup at Marshfield Fairgrounds

Levitate Music & Arts Festival revealed its initial lineup on January 6, 2026, confirming second-generation reggae artis...

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