Jimmy Cliff, who helped bring ska, reggae, and rocksteady to the world, died after a seizure followed by pneumonia.
Legendary Jamaican musician and songwriter helped bring Jamaican beats to Texas and was on Austin City Limits.
At first look, jazz seems to have little use for reggae. After all, isn't the essence of jazz its flights of improvisatory fancy, while reggae's trademark is that resolute, lockdown rhythm? But a ...
Jimmy Cliff, the iconic reggae star who helped transform the island's rhythmic music into a global cultural phenomenon, has ...
When Jimmy Cliff and Tim Armstrong teamed up, it continued a decades-long relationship between reggae and punk rock ...
Known for classics such as "Many Rivers to Cross" and "You Can Get it If You Really Want," Cliff helped bring reggae to ...
“Black coat, white shoes, black hat, Cadillac, yeah/The boy’s a time bomb.” Can anyone forget the first time they heard Armstrong’s shopping list of rebel style shouting out of a radio or MTV?
“We’re the Interrupters! We’re from Los Angeles, California!” the young guitarist announces over a fanfare, as the camera pulls back and reveals a four-piece band, plus a singer, and a crush of ...
Gowanus Reggae and Ska Society Will Celebrate Release of "G.R.A.S.S. On Fire" With Show at the Apple Store in Soho on March 22 Source: Cary Goldberg March 10, 2011 View read count ...
Reggae music became popular in the late 1960s, when young people were excited about it and gravitated to the new sound. The artists were mainly grass-roots people who used their voices to articulate a ...
Four hours of pure rhythm - from doors open until close, the venue will be filled with Reggae and Ska to keep you moving. Two headline live sets (45 minutes each) - Jamie T delivers the very best of ...