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From left, Beezy Coleman, Pam Hall and Benjy Myaz performing at JaRIA tribute Remembering the Crown Prince Dennis Brown on February 1 at the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston.
February 3, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Reggae music warms hearts on a cold February night at JaRIA event

When at 11:37 p.m. on Sunday reggae maestros Benji Myaz and Beezy Coleman crooned “ Girl your love is like wildfire spreading all over the world” – the memorable line from Wildfire, performed by…
Pastor Al Miller (left) and Olivia Grange, (second left) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport at praise and worship while Councillor Richard Vernon, (second right) Mayor of Montego Bay, and Duane Smith, (right) MP for St Andrew North Wester
February 3, 2026

Reggae Month starts with a bang

Reggae Month officially commenced on Sunday, February 1, with a church service at the Fellowship Tabernacle at 2 Fairfield Avenue in Kingston. A wholesome praise and worship session was held under the…
Bunny Wailer blesses the audience during his performance at a Bob Marley Birthday Bash at the MXIII Lawn in Negril in February 2009.
February 2, 2026

Trench Town festival to raise awareness for Wailers 50 project

Reggae lovers are looking forward to the Trench Town Culture Festival on February 4 at the Vin Lawrence Park on First Street in Trench Town. The event, which is scheduled to start at 6 p.m., will…
Nigerian musician and composer Fela Anikulapo Kuti performs on September 13, 1986 at the ‘Party of Humankind’ of the French Communist Party at La Courneuve in Paris, France.
February 2, 2026

Fela Kuti, Chaka Khan, Cher among Grammy Lifetime Achievement awardees

LOS ANGELES (AP): Chaka Khan, Cher, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon, Fela Kuti and Whitney Houston received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy at the Grammys Special Merit Awards on…
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February 2, 2026

Damage Musiq drops ‘Created by Pain’

Damage Musiq, one of a new vanguard of producers who have continued to define dancehall’s changing subgenres and sounds, has signalled his intention to stay on top of the game with the release of a…
Sly Dunbar was inspired by Skatalites drummer Lloyd Knibb.
February 1, 2026 by J. T. Davy

The ‘Word Sound and Power’ of Sly Dunbar

There are production twosomes whose contribution to modern musical history cannot be quantified. In hip hop, there is the Neptunes (Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo); for the Minneapolis sound that…
Keznamdi is the winner in the Best Reggae Album category at the 68th Grammy Awards.
February 1, 2026

Keznamdi wins Grammy for Best Reggae Album

Blxxd & Fyah by Keznamdi has won in the Best Reggae Album category at the 68th Grammy Awards. The announcement was made a short while ago at the ceremony now taking place at the Crypto.com Arena…
Naomi Cowan’s ‘Welcome to Paradise’ was released on October 10, 2025.
February 1, 2026

Naomi Cowan earns JUNO nomination for ‘Welcome to Paradise’

Reggae artiste and actress Naomi Cowan has landed her first career JUNO Award nomination in the Reggae Recording of the Year category for her critically praised album, Welcome to Paradise. The…
Helen Lasichanh (left) and Pharrell Williams attend the Recording Academy Honors presented by the Black Music Collective last Thursday, in Los Angeles.
February 1, 2026

Pharrell prays for US leaders at Black Music Collective event

LOS ANGELES (AP): At a pre-Grammy event celebrating black music’s cultural power, Pharrell Williams used the Recording Academy stage to deliver a prayer, not for himself, but for US leaders. “I want…