Reggae is a broad term encompassing a related variety of musical styles that emerged from the island nation of Jamaica after 1960. These styles include ska, rock steady, reggae, and dancehall, all of which swept Jamaican music in distinct stylistic...

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the...

Reggae, first produced on the island of Jamaica, is an African-Caribbean styled music inherently linked to Rastafarianism. Not universally accepted among the island's inhabitants due to its loose rhythms and slack lyrics, the genre was stapled as the music of the ghetto and shunned by...

Lucky Dube, a reggae star who launched his career with criticism of the former apartheid government, was shot to death in an apparent carjacking attempt as he was dropping off his children, police and his Web site said Friday.The 43-year-old singer was shot Thursday night...

Slain reggae star Lucky Dube was remembered at a memorial service by friends and family who railed against his senseless shooting death and his bandmates who entertained a dancing crowd outside by playing some of his songs.Dube, 43, was gunned down in front of two...

A reggae festival created to promote peace among cultures is being denounced by gay and lesbian advocacy groups for allowing performers with a history of anti-gay lyrics.The Reggae Carifest, to be held Saturday on an island in the East River, promises performances by Buju Banton...