The Caribbean is renowned for its culturally rich and vibrant music heritage. However, a significant gap exists between ...

Chaired by Orville “Shaggy” Burrell, alongside Judith Bodley and Sharon Burke, the Island Music Conference (IMC) isn’t just a meeting of minds—it’s a movement. From its inception, the goal has been ...

Cocoa Tea, a celebrated reggae singer and songwriter, has died. He was 65. "I extend condolences to the family, friends, and supporters of Calvin George Scott, affectionately known as Cocoa Tea," ...

From music to film, 2024 was a banner year for Caribbean artists. Reinaldo Marcus Green's Bob Marley: One Love biopic opened the year with two weeks atop the domestic box office, while its ...

As well as festivals, there’s a thriving music scene from the Caribbean that reaches to every corner of the globe – from Grammy Winning artists like Sean Paul and Rihanna to British artists wanting to ...

How did this musical genre, with a uniquely Jamaican twist, become a worldwide brand influencing artists like Rihanna and Sean Paul? Mento is the name given to Jamaican folk music that emerged in ...

By Kyle Denis If there’s a current “big three” when it comes to different styles of Caribbean ... song penned to the riddim and a notable step into the spotlight for Full Blown as recording ...

Cocoa Tea's song “Holy Mount Zion” was inspired by Determine's hugely popular hit “Kette Drum.” Although their styles were very different, both singers embraced Rastafari, expressing it in their music ...

He joins us now, along with director Graeme Mathieson, to discuss the little-known early influence of Caribbean music, how ...

He says many of the artists who came to Toronto from Jamaica in the '60s and '70s paved the way for today's Black Canadian ...

The Ragini Festival is coming to Flushing Town Hall on March 23 for FTH’s first-ever mini-global mashup festival, ...