The 2025 Newport Folk Festival announced its food and beverage vendors. Festival attendees will have diverse culinary options ...

At its core, Jamaican music culture is a project of self-determination. Reggae emerged in the ‘60s and ‘70s out of political protest, disenfranchisement, and social change in Jamaica.

25 Riddims That Have Defined Jamaican Music For the first time ever, a "one-rhythm" album is nominated for a Grammy. It's a moment of recognition that's been 50 years in the making By Patricia ...

The grand maestro of Jamaican music: Carlos Malcolm at Steakhouse Studios in Los Angeles. (Credit: Bernadette Madden) Carlos Malcolm may not be a household name, but it should be. Without this now ...

Performers and craftspeople will be showcasing their talents on the Maryland Folklife Area and Stage, with hands-on ...

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: “This year, we’re elevating the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival to new heights,” said C. “Eddy” Edwards, cofounder and CEO of Jamaican Jerk Festival USA.

Jamaican Music Artist Keznamdi joined host Jessica Wills to share about his career and how his music is taking in the world around us while inspiring to find our true selves.

Michael Stock has been hosting “Folk & Acoustic Music” on WLRN, South Florida Public Radio for over 30 years. Michael was introduced to folk music back in high school when a teacher at Miami ...

THE RENAISSANCE OF Black folk music can be traced back to a single event nearly 20 years ago. In April 2005 in Boone, N.C., some 30 Black string-band musicians and dozens of other attendees came ...

For most Jamaican dancehall artists, securing a successful rapper on a song's remix is a hard-won seal of approval. So when Jay-Z, who has never recorded on a reggae track, rhymed on a remix of ...

The Folk Implosion’s Music From ‘Kids’ Is Returning. The Band Is, Too. Lou Barlow and John Davis made tracks for the 1995 cultural flashpoint.