The creative thirty-something, born Alexander Akiloe Philip Modiano, enjoyed quite a lot of positive feedback almost a decade ago following the release of his debut album (it was the Telegraph who ...
A new reissue marks the 40th anniversary of “Under Me Sleng Teng,” considered one of dancehall’s first digital songs and, with over 500 versions, among the most recycled. By Patricia Meschino In 1984, ...
Who belongs on reggae and dancehall's metaphorical mountaintop? Narrowing the genres' influence to just a handful of names ...
For every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction. As it is in physics, so it goes in Jamaica—where songs ever oscillate from the joys of Jah to the pleasures of pum-pum. Reggae’s recent ...
DJ Jahmar When conversations turn to reggae and dancehall in the United States, cities like New York, Miami, and Los Angeles typically dominate the discussion. Arizona rarely enters the ...
In this essay, writer AJ Morris explores the cultural history of Jamaican music, from reggae to dancehall, and examines how the medium works in tandem with Jamaican film as acts of protest and ...
Reggae has maintained an influential, if sometimes spotty, presence in American music since its initial arrival in the 1960s. Pop-oriented acts like Shaggy, Sean Paul and Wayne Wonder are currently ...
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