Reggae music opened up the world for Willie Stewart. It’s the language of his life and his career. As the drummer for the band Third World, Stewart co-produced 13 of their albums, five of which were ...
Veteran reggae band UB40 said they were unable to do a James Bond film theme song after being asked 30 years ago but would ...
Williams, who grew up in Richmond’s Church Hill, was an original member of the Richmond-based Awareness Art Ensemble, a reggae collective that helped create the American reggae scene during the early ...
Stephen Stewart and Nathan Sabanayagam during a "Higher Education" mixing session at Anchor Studios in Kingston, Jamaica. (Courtesy Donald Delahey) Were it not for a nun named Sister Mary Ignatius ...
Fortunately, neither one is the case. Benson is still at the helm of Asleep at the Wheel, fronting the best damn western swing band in the country. And this new release, Swingin' and Skankin', does ...
Angus “Drummie Zeb” Gaye, who sang and played drums on “Don’t Turn Around,” “Shine” and other hits for the UK reggae band Aswad, died September 2. He was 62. The band announced his death on its ...
Were it not for a nun named Sister Mary Ignatius Davies, the world might have never heard reggae music. Davies directed the music program at what was then called the Alpha Boys’ School in Kingston, ...