A packed programme of public events, including SKA music and pop festivals, a May Day celebration, a motor pageant and a ...

February marks National Reggae Month — a time to celebrate the rich anthology of Jamaican music and honor the birthdays of late icons Dennis Brown and Bob Marley. The festival will include ...

The history of Jamaican pop music will be told ... Those acts include ska singer Eric “Monty” Morris; The Original Maytals Band representing rocksteady; reggae singers Ernie Smith, Wayne ...

Over 1,000 patrons saw performances from artistes who represented the evolution of Jamaican music — from ska, rocksteady, reggae, and dancehall. Performers included Eric “Monty” Morris ...

also resonated with other popular folk music around the world at the time, such as folk rock in the US. Reggae took ...

Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Ireland is 'blissfully unaware' of the 'existential fear' in many European countries caused by ...

In the wake of the punk rock revolution, however, increasing numbers of young people were turning to music to express their disillusion ... blending punk rock with the influence of ska and rocksteady, ...

Whether as a solo songwriter or making music with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer ... Bob and The Wailers cut this upbeat ska song of unity in the mid-60s at their musical alma mater, Studio One ...

His legacy reaches beyond music, spreading messages of love and unity ... where they cut a series of ska hits, including “Simmer Down,” “It Hurts To Be Alone,” “Rude Boy,” “Put ...