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For this month’s ‘Made in Africa’ column, we list the music from across the African diaspora we’re taking into the summer ...
Ali Campbell burst onto the pop scene as front man with UB40 in the late 70s bringing reggae to mainstream music. Almost half a century later the Birmingham born singer songwriter is still filling ...
Bob Dylan brought protest music to the masses back in the 1960s, but he pointed to reggae progenitor Jimmy Cliff as having written the greatest protest anthem.
City Of Angels, starring Meg Ryan and Nicholas Cage, is a romance, in which an angel (Cage) falls in love with a mortal human ...
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Country music contains some of the most moving, relatable, and memorable songs in the history of recorded music. However, those timeless and expertly written songs aren’t the whole of the genre.
Tune-Yards. Aminé. Lido Pimienta. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and KCRW's Ro "Wyldeflower" Contreras give you a quick roundup of the most exciting albums out May 16.
But where are the hit reggae songs? The last major reggae hit song was YG Marley’s “Praise Jah in the Moonlight” which prominently samples his grandfather Bob Marley’s 1978 song “Crisis”.
It's a lot to take in. To help you prepare, here's a guide to all 37 songs in the contest, which I've sorted into rough musical categories, mainly for my own sanity (it didn't work). A souped-up ...
Approached by VH1 for a 100 Greatest Songs of Rock ‘n’ Roll feature in 1999, Reed characteristically ignored the request for 100 nominations and presented eight. Largely staying in the world of soul, ...
Listen to 10 new must-hear reggae, dancehall and soca songs by Kaka Highflames and Tifa. By Kyle Denis From the Caribbean Music Awards to the mounting of several arena shows — April kicked off ...
To celebrate, the Opry is gradually unveiling a list of the all-time greatest country songs, as compiled by its fans. Ultimately, voters will have the opportunity to select the No. 1 country song ...