Intro from KCRW DJ Tom Schnabel: Gregory Isaacs was one of reggae’s great love rockers. His song “Night Nurse” was a worldwide hit. When I was music director, KCRW had a weekly 4-hour reggae show that ...

Jamaica’s beauty invades the veins and fills the soul. Jamaican culture is one of joy and serenity, from its luscious tropical landscape to the vivacious vibes reverberating from its people. The ...

Chris “DeRoc” DeBose, leader and lead singer of local reggae/world beat/funk band the Revealers, served 10 years in the Marine Corps. His tours of duty included a violent hitch in Beirut and a stint ...

If you’re one of the those who, like me, can’t live without music even if you couldn’t tell many of the genres from one another (except for classical, jazz and pop in my case), you wouldn’t know that ...

If there is ever a Reggae Hall of Fame, Hiroko Okuda at Casio Computer Co. would be a fitting nominee for a monumental contribution she unknowingly made to the popular Jamaican musical genre. Casio ...

Day to Day producer Christopher Johnson profiles reggae music legends Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, the drum and bass rhythm team that kept the beat for countless reggae artists as well as their ...

Head to the Alps and you’ll be surprised to hear Sizzla and Vybz Kartel punctuating the yodels. This is largely thanks to a local sound system crew, Soldia Sound, who’ve been bringing the champion ...

Lenky Roy is a Jamaican reggae singer whose record company is promoting his new CD, Siberia with an actual trip to Siberia. He's traveling there now and plans to take part in a grueling, midwinter ...