At a time when most Americans have been exposed to a more pop-influenced style of reggae music, it’s important to remind newer reggae fans about the genre’s roots. Imagine an underground movement ...

Live bands. Soulful music. Substantive lyrics. I could be describing the Jamaican music scene circa 1976, the heyday of Bob Marley. But I'm talking about a sound that dominated at this year's Reggae ...

"Who likes roots music? Who's a roots lover?" asked dreadlocked master of ceremonies Spliff Skanking. It was a purely rhetorical question, seeing as how almost every single person in the Bill Graham ...

Reggae's no different from other struggling genres: Promoters need to invoke the name of a legend, in this case Bob Marley, to attract a good-sized crowd. On a busman's holiday from their own solo ...

Four major headliners gone from the lineup. A different location. Just what, exactly, is going on with the Vermont Roots Reggae Festival, billed as "four days of love, camping, and music" in Vermont's ...

For the last two months or so, the music of The Grateful Dead has been played all over the country since Bob Weir died on Jan ...

Reggae music pioneer Bob Marley died at the too-young age of 36 in 1981 from melanoma. But his music lives forever in the hearts of music fans, if sales are an indication. His 1984 "Legend" best-of ...

A visionary producer and sound system operator, Jack Ruby died nearly four decades ago but his influence on Jamaican music ...

If you travel through Africa and speak with musicians, you'll encounter various accounts of reggae's African origins. Perhaps only hip-hop boasts more claims of primal ownership on the continent.