23+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1638+ words) Trap dancehall is a fusion subgenre in which the rhythmic framework and atmospheric production tools of Atlanta trap and Chicago drill are grafted onto the vocal styles, lyrical themes, and cultural codes of Jamaican dancehall. The result is a sound…...

1+ day, 9+ min ago   (1651+ words) The best reggae festivals on the planet span six continents, unite hundreds of thousands of fans, and carry a genre that UNESCO recognised as part of Jamaica’s intangible cultural heritage. Whether you are hunting for the original island-born experience or…...

1+ day, 23+ min ago   (1636+ words) The reggae sumfest guide you need before booking your flight to Jamaica starts here. Reggae Sumfest is the largest music festival in Jamaica and the Caribbean, taking place each year in mid-July in Montego Bay. Since its founding more than…...

1+ day, 34+ min ago   (468+ words) Forget the usual selector battles, this one is going straight at the catalogues. On Friday, September 18, Bounty Killer and Beenie Man go head-to-head in a 30-songs-each showdown streaming live on YouTube through Fiwi Reggae Dancehall TV, and the dancehall internet…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (610+ words) The most striking detail coming out of Lil Durk’s recently concluded murder-for-hire trial may not be about Durk himself. It’s about the man who took the stand against him, a cooperating witness known as OTF Jam, who could now be…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (494+ words) The most telling detail about Yemi Alade’s new album is not the celebrity features or the 16-track runtime. It’s the guitar, which she uses as a kind of travelling narrator, bending itself around rumba, orchestral pop, and everything in between…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1690+ words) Dub music is one of recorded music’s most consequential inventions, and yet it remains one of the least understood. At its simplest, dub music is a Jamaican genre that traditionally strips reggae recordings back to drums and bass, then rebuilds…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (500+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mr. Gallimore is raising hell on the charts—and he insists he is only trying to save souls from it. The Jamaican gospel deejay has surged to the No. 2 position on the iTunes World chart in the United…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (444+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — A good name can take years to build and moments to borrow. Jamaican creative entrepreneur Ramona Samuels has learned that lesson the hard way after a bruising battle to protect The Voicebox, the media brand she has spent…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (54+ words) DancehallMag Dancehall artist 450 will make his debut performance at the Caribbean Music Awards on September 19 in Port of Spain, where he is also nominated, marking a milestone moment in his growing pan-Caribbean profile. Save my name, email, and website in…...