On a recent visit to New York from their home country Jamaica, the No-Maddz pop into a record store and seek out the reggae section — only to find a few scantly filled bins near the back. “They treat ...

It's taken nearly 25 years, but Britain's premier dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson finally made it to the Midwest. Johnson performed at Madison's Luther's Blues club Thursday night. It's taken nearly 25 ...

Jamaican dub poet Mutabaruka is visiting these shores, but won't be staying long. I once had the dubious honour of a Mutabaruka poem being dedicated to me - dubious because of the poem's refrain: "it ...

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In August, it will be 50 years since Jamaica gained Independence from Britain. Today, the Jamaica Observer’s Entertainment section reflects on the influence Jamaican pop culture has had on that ...

We recently reviewed briefly, the history of spoken word poetry and the poetry slam internationally, and how they developed in Guyana. There is quite a bit more to that history. It was pointed out ...

It was the insurrectionist sound of the turbulent 70s – and now it’s back, thanks to Moor Mother and King Midas Sound The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy ...

YESTERDAY was celebrated as World Children’s Day, as well as another staging of the annual SunCity 104.9 FM’s Read and Win school tour. Five students from the Bridgeport Primary School in St Catherine ...