Jah Shaka, the London roots reggae artist who inspired legions of acts across genres, has died. His management confirmed his death on Wednesday, 12th April, and did not provide a cause of death. Jah ...

A reggae sound system event is set to take place to raise funds for people still affected by Hurricane Melissa. The category ...

Few reggae sound systems around the country gig as often as our own Black Chiney. While perched here in South Florida, the five members of Black Chiney work nearly every corner of the globe, from ...

Since their inception in the late 200s, Dave Mata and his DJ crew, the six-member Impala Sound Champions, have held on to the dream of building a massive traveling sound system like the ones that ...

Sergio Ortiz is a soft-spoken teacher in San Antonio College’s music business program. But as the reggae artist Sgt. Remo, he makes some serious noise with a wall of speakers that looks like ...

Reggae sound systems King Shine Sound and Twin Star International will rest their reputations on the line when they lock horns in the first international sound clash in Bermuda in nearly two decades ...

Jamaica’s sound systems were the forebears for modern day DJ and hip-hop culture. Sound engineers like King Tubby and Lee “Scratch” Perry came onto the scene and pioneered a new genre known as dub.

The lineage of today’s chart-topping hip-hop and, earlier, the international reggae scene can be traced back to the sound system culture that blossomed in Jamaica during the 1950s, 60s and 70s and ...

MUSICALLY MAD takes you into the hearts and heads of the singers and soundmen, the backbone of the UK roots reggae sound systems. With them they bring the deepest bass and the highest chants, ...

Anyone accustomed to the warring side of reggae should be familiar with the joy of sound clashes. Forget about the one-love vibe that Bob Marley preached, because sometimes the best part about ...

DubSounds returns with another night dedicated to the essence of roots reggae and heavyweight sound system culture. This session features Afrocat, hailing from South London, bringing over 25 years of ...