Dance With Women Again is done to the timeless beat of Toots And The Maytals’ 54-46. That song was released in 1968 when the ...

Rocksteady, however ... The power of reggae, built on a foundation of history with the spirit of the Jamaican people and messages of a better future, became a notion with universal appreciation.

A self-proclaimed citizen of the world, Monty Alexander has played with legends like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Miles ...

The band fit into the Rocksteady wave of Jamaican music quite well, with a string of hits starting in 1964 and running through 1970. After suffering from a lack of royalty payments, the group joined ...

Concentrating on original Jamaican Ska, Rock steady and Reggae genres (with a dash on 2-Tone here and there), they pride themselves on being true to the original recordings. “The greatest ...

It has "penetrated all corners of the world," added a Jamaican spokesperson. Reggae followed on from the ska and rocksteady genres - other early pioneers included Lee Scratch Perry and Prince Buster.

The Jamaican-American singer will celebrate the history of reggae music with his "Mr. Symphonic" show. The program will trace a legacy that includes mento, ska, rocksteady and reggae through ...

The Goldmaster Allstars is a vibrant and dynamic 12-piece band performing laid-back rocksteady, heavy roots reggae and ska instrumentals. The band's sound borrows heavily from the Jamaican reggae ...

Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in the 1940s and 1950s. Similar to Calypso, which originated in Trinidad, the sound of Mento can be traced back to the convergent society of ...