CounterPunch

“Reggae Is the Heartbeat of the Festival:” an Interview with Cali Roots’ Dan Sheehan

Last summer the New York Times reported that Grammy-nominated reggae star Chronixx told a crowd during one of his electric performances: “This is the beautiful sound of reggae music from the island of ...
The Arts Desk

Reggae Britannia/ Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae, BBC Four

And so it was with the reggae edition (part of the Reggae Britannia season), which took a brisk 90-minute march from reggae's arrival in Britain from Jamaica in the Sixties to the point where it ...
The Jamaica Observer

Jah’Mila shows reggae’s roots

‘REGGAE Roots’, a three-day event featuring Jamaican singer Jah’Mila Smith and the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada, starts tomorrow at Southam Hall in Ottawa. Jah’Mila, who is based in ...
KHON2

Black music in Hawaii: reggae grows Hawaiian roots

Flip through the local radio channels and it won’t be long until you hear a reggae song. The characteristic one drop drumming and offbeat-emphasized rhythm dominates popular music in the islands, and ...
The Fader

Interview: Protoje on the Reggae Roots Revival and His Low-Key Love of Pop Music

"Reggae isn’t just for the beach. It's hard hitting lyrics, flows, patterns, beats, storytelling." Hailed as the front-runner of reggae's musics Roots' second coming (REVIVAL?), Protoje is Jamaica's ...
The Scotsman

Reggae, roots, jute and a creative family affair at V&A Dundee

It is a family story that weaves reggae, roots and Dundee jute with Scottish and Jamaican identity. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the ...
PBS

In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawaiʻi Part 1 - Roots of Creation

Tracing the popularity and evolution of reggae in Hawaiʻi, from roots to the Jawaiian era. In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawaiʻi traces the popularity and evolution of reggae in the ...