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We still have jazz music in our heads, but Trelawny is not the only place...

The very fact that Jamaican music has such a huge impact on Japan is reason enough for local music pioneers to want to attend the largest international workshop geared towards "exploring music beyond the beat".

Reggae recording artiste I-Octane completed a media blitz last week in New York City, captivating the local media personalities and charming reggae fans with his charisma just days ahead of his impending My Life tour.Last week's promotional tour...

Western Bureau: The 18th renewal of the annual Bob Marley Birthday Bash, which was not staged last year because of a temporary ban the police placed on the MXIII Lawn in Negril, is set ...

The Jamaica Recording Industry Association (JaRIA), in association with the Ministry of Sports Youth and Culture, announced the launch of Jamaica's official programme of activities for Reggae Month 2011 on January 31.This year's theme is 'From the Root,...

Beginning today at 5:30 p.m., The United States Embassy will be showing a powerful four-part documentary as part of its Black History Month celebrations. The documentary, entitled Africans In America, will continue...

Roots reggae blares from small roadside record shops while black power youth wear Bob Marley and Burning Spear T-shirts with pride. Kingston, Jamaica in the 1970s, you think?
Nope, London, England.

Here are some more of the jazz fans spotted by our cameras....

Somebody at the Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium said Susan Couch was the best performer they had heard on the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival's second day.That person, along with the many...

The Trelawny Multi-purpose stadium was the place to be last week, despite the rain, for the annual Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival.

WESTERN BUREAU: Laura Izibor was easily the most impressive performer until about midnight when the indomitable Tarrus Riley, 'Prime Plus' Natalie Cole and hit-making duo Air Supply graced the stage at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival....

After over a decade of being absent from the music industry, Bingie General is now attempting to make a return to dancehall music.According to Bingie, the brother of Major Mackerel, the attempt has been sparked by deejay Vybz Kartel's recent cover of his 1987 song Come Rush Me Nuh.